Tate Modern will host live web performances
Art-lovers will be able to watch a series of live internet-only performances broadcast from Tate Modern from next year.
The shows will be beamed from the gallery, on Bankside in central London, where they will be performed without a live audience.
Viewers will be encouraged to interact with the show and each other via social media and email.
The first show in the series will be created by French choreographer and dancer Jerome Bel and will be shown in March.
There will be five separate performances next year.
Tate Modern's director Chris Dercon said: "I am delighted that we will partner with BMW on this important new initiative.
"Not only is Tate's programme and Collection becoming increasingly international, so is our audience, and we need to work to find new ways to present our programme to them on new channels.
"The development of technology has transformed people's approach to art. Audiences today expect more interaction, participation and personalisation than ever before. BMW Tate Live will answer this need.
"BMW Tate Live will bring live art performance directly to people on the web, wherever they are in the world."
The shows will run on the Tate's online channel which is available on its website and via YouTube.
The rest of the programme will be announced next year.
