Exploring the themes of the event, ephemerality and democracy that mark the encounter between performance and philosophy, this original study elaborates fresh perspectives on the experiences of undoing, fiasco and disaster that shadow both the both stage and everyday life.

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SIMON BAYLY artist and writer working broadly in the field of performance. He is a Principal Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance at Roehampton University, where he teaches on the MA in Performance and Creative Research. Since 1992, he has directed the London-based live arts company PUR.

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Strains of Thought Points of Suspension Instants of Affection Anomalous Appearances The Borrowed Masks of Being Logics of Expression Wrinkles, Furrows and Folds The Tonic of the Sonic Deleted Expletives Peals of Appeal Bibliography Index