The Senses in Performance

Sally Banes (Curatore)

Andre Lepecki (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006

This ground-breaking anthology is the first to be dedicated to assessing critically the role of the human sensorium in performance. Senses in Performance presents a multifaceted approach to the methodological, theoretical, practical and historical challenges facing the scholar and the artist. This volume examines the subtle actions of the human senses including taste, touch, smell and vision in all sorts of performances in Western and non-Western traditions, from ritual to theatre, from dance to interactive architecture, from performance art to historical opera. With eighteen original essays brought together by an international ensemble of leading scholars and artists including Richard Schechner and Philip Zarrilli. This covers a variety of disciplinary fields from critical studies to performance studies, from food studies to ethnography from drama to architecture. Written in an accessible way this volume will appeal to scholars and non-scholars interested in Performance/Theatre Studies and Cultural Studies.

• Curatore: Sally Banes, Andre Lepecki
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Worlds of Performance
• Anno: 2006
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 240 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 440 gr.
• EAN: 9780415281867

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