Embodied Consciousness: Performance Technologies - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137320044 ISBN 13: 9781137320049

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

This volume of essays combines research from neuroscience, conscious studies, methods of training performers, modes of creating a staged narrative, Asian aesthetics, and post-modern theories of performance in an examination of the relationship between consciousness and performance.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Elizabeth Anderson, Wayne State University, USA Gabriella Calchi-Novati, Trinity College, Dublin Elizabeth Carlin-Metz, Knox College, USA Bonnie J. Eckard, Arizona State University, USA Eve Katsouraki, University of East London, UK David V. Mason, Rhodes College, USA Bella Merlin, actor and writer, University of Birmingham, UK Doug Rosson, Bradley University, USA Devika Wasson (1981-2011), University of Hawaii, USA R. Andrew White, Valparaiso University, USA Dahlia W. Zaidel, University of California, USA

Review:

“Embodied Consciousness: Performance Technologies ... is a collection of essays focusing on the category of human consciousness and its significance for performance studies. ... represent the most recent developments in the encounter between science, theatre and performance and are highly recommendable for anyone who is interested in learning more about these fields. ... thus present the reader with an impressive range of approaches and frameworks, exploring the exciting and quickly expanding dialogue between science and performance.” (Elżbieta Baraniecka, Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, Vol. 3 (2), February, 2015)

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1137320044
• ISBN 13: 9781137320049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: McCutcheon J., Sellers-Young B.