The relationship between technology and the performing arts is far from new. The Greek onkos and deus ex machina, as well as the brilliantly inventive devices of non-Western theatres, already consolidated the technological dimension on stage. In theatre courses, the introduction of electric lighting in the early 20th century is often seen as a major turning point in staging practices. For decades now, audiovisual resources have been used to challenge the perception of space and time in the "here and now” — so central to the so-called arts of presence.

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