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Author: P. Tait
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011-11-16
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0230354017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElephants, lions, tigers and leopards evoke fascination and awe, fear and excitement. This book analyzes trained acts in twentieth-century live circus and cinema, reveals how humans anthropomorphize animals with their emotions, and interrogates the notion that animals embody a phenomenology of emotions and feelings in culture.
Author: Gabrielle Cody
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-09-25
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 1136246568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the nature of contemporary performance continues to expand into new forms, genres and media, it requires an increasingly diverse vocabulary. Reading Contemporary Performance provides students, critics and creators with a rich understanding of the key terms and ideas that are central to any discussion of this evolving theatricality. Specially commissioned entries from a wealth of contributors map out the many and varied ways of discussing performance in all of its forms – from theatrical and site-specific performances to live and New Media art. The book is divided into two sections: Concepts - Key terms and ideas arranged according to the five characteristic elements of performance art: time; space; action; performer; audience. Methodologies and Turning Points - The seminal theories and ways of reading performance, such as postmodernism, epic theatre, feminisms, happenings and animal studies. Case Studies – entries in both sections are accompanied by short studies of specific performances and events, demonstrating creative examples of the ideas and issues in question. Three different introductory essays provide multiple entry points into the discussion of contemporary performance, and cross-references for each entry also allow the plotting of one’s own pathway. Reading Contemporary Performance is an invaluable guide, providing not just a solid set of familiarities, but an exploration and contextualisation of this broad and vital field.
Author: Sruti Bala
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-11-07
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 3319539434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a unique and much-needed interrogation of the broader questions surrounding international performance research which are pertinent to the present and the future of Theatre and Performance studies. Marking the completion of eight years of the Erasmus Mundus MA Programme in International Performance Research (MAIPR) - a programme run jointly by the universities of Warwick (UK), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Helsinki/Tampere (Finland), Arts in Belgrade (Serbia), and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) - the essays in this volume take stock of the achievements, insights and challenges of what international performance research is or ought to be about. By reflecting on the discipline of Performance Studies using the MAIPR programme as a case study in point, the volume addresses the broader question of the critical link between the discipline of Performance Studies and humanities education in general, examining their interactions in the contemporary university in the context of globalisation.
Author: Gilli Bush-Bailey
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-30
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1000509362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection uncovers connections and coincidences that challenge the old stories of pioneering performers who crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. It investigates songlines, drama, opera, music theatre, dance, and circus—removing traditional boundaries that separate studies of performance, and celebrating difference and transformation in style, intention, and delivery. Well known, or obscure, travelling performers faced dangers at sea and hazardous journeys across land. Their tracks, made in pursuit of fortune and fame, intersected with those made by earlier storytellers in search for food. Touring Performance and Global Exchange takes a fresh look at such tracks—the material remains—demonstrating that moving performance does far more than transfer repertoires and people; it transforms them. Touring performance has too often beenconceived in diasporic terms, as a fixed product radiating out from a cultural centre. This collection maps different patterns—ones that comprise reversed flows, cross currents, and continually proliferating centres of meaning in complex networks of global exchange. This collection will be of great interest to scholars and students in theatre, music, drama studies, and cultural history.
Author: Lourdes Orozco
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-09-16
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 1137104317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLourdes Orozco considers different representations of animals in performance; suggesting that all animals have the ability to make us question the human, and its relationship to the other. She examines ways in which animals challenge theatre's ability to make meaning, and considers the surrounding ethical, political and social issues.
Author: David L. Clough
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-12-27
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0567660877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an authoritative and comprehensive survey of human practice in relation to other animals, together with a Christian ethical analysis building on the theological account of animals which David Clough developed in On Animals Volume I: Systematic Theology (2012). It argues that a Christian understanding of other animals has radical implications for their treatment by humans, with the human use and abuse of non-human animals for food the most urgent immediate priority. Following an introduction examining the task of theological ethics in relation to non-human animals and the way it relates to other accounts of animal ethics, this book surveys and assess the use humans make of other animals for food, for clothing, for labour, as research subjects, for sport and entertainment, as pets or companions, and human impacts on wild animals. The result is both a state-of-the-art account of what humans are doing to other animals, and a persuasive argument that Christians in particular have strong faith-based reasons to acknowledge the significance of the issues raised and change their practice in response.
Author: Laurie Frederik
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2017-05-18
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0472053469
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines acts of showing--from dog shows to striptease--to understand and theorize instances of heightened performance in everyday life as well as on the stage
Author: Jennifer Parker-Starbuck
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-04-08
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 113737313X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerforming Animality provides theoretical and creative interventions into the presence of the animal and ideas of animality in performance. Animals have always played a part in human performance practices. Maintaining a crucial role in many communities' cultural traditions, animal-human encounters have been key in the development of performance. Similarly, performance including both living animals and/or representations of animals provides the context for encounters in which issues of power, human subjectivity and otherness are explored. Crucially, however, the inclusion of animals in performance also offers an opportunity to investigate ethical and moral assumptions about human and non-human animals. This book offers a historical and theoretical exploration of animal presence in performance by looking at the concept of animality and how it has developed in theatre and performance practices from the eighteenth century to today. Furthermore, it points to shifts in political, cultural, and ethical animal-human relations emerging within the context of animality and performance.
Author: Vance Barnum
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2023-08-12
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 'Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record' by Vance Barnum, readers are taken on an exhilarating journey through the world of circus performers and daredevil acts. The book, written in a suspenseful and descriptive style, captures the attention of readers with its vivid imagery and thrilling plot. Set in the late 19th century, the novel provides a glimpse into the entertainment industry of the time, highlighting the risks and challenges faced by performers like Joe Strong as they push the boundaries of their craft. Vance Barnum, known for his detailed and engaging writing style, drew inspiration from his own experiences working in the circus industry to create 'Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater.' His deep understanding of the inner workings of circus life shines through in the authenticity and realism of the characters and events depicted in the book. I highly recommend 'Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater' to readers who enjoy fast-paced, exciting stories set in unique and captivating environments. Vance Barnum's masterful storytelling and intricate character development make this novel a truly immersive and unforgettable reading experience.
Author: Gillian Arrighi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-07
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1108485162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.
