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The Demo World Premiere Bing Concert Hall 2015

The Demo World Premiere Bing Concert Hall 2015

2020 · 92 min · Music, Documentary

World premiere of "The Demo," a music theater work written by composer/performers Mikel Rouse and Ben Neill based on Douglas Engelbart’s historic 1968 demonstration of early computer technology. Engelbart’s 1968 demo rolled out virtually everything that would define modern computing; videoconferencing, hyperlinks, networked collaboration, digital text editing, and something called a “mouse.” The Demo re-imagines Engelbart’s historic demonstration as a technologically-infused music theater piece, a new form of hybrid performance.

Directed by Bob McGrath · Written by Mikel Rouse

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