Hidden city: 'Being with' in improvised performance

This paper explores group improvisation and interaction through the concept of Mitsein (being with). The activities of the electro-acoustic ensemble ‘Hidden City’ are discussed, with emphasis on the way the group’s approach to improvisation has expanded through the use of technology to incorporate not only the ensemble members, but collaborative machines and the audience.Stephen Whittington and Luke Harraldhttp://www.icmc2009.org