The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014 (2020)

2014 performance of The Demo a music theater work written by composerperformers Mikel Rouse and Ben Neill based on Douglas Engelbarts historic 1968 demonstration of early computer technology Engelbarts 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 reimagines Engelbarts historic demonstration as a technologicallyinfused music theater piece a new form of hybrid performance