This book illuminates the relationship between philosophy and experimental choreographic practice today in the works of leading European choreographers. A discussion of key issues in contemporary performance from the viewpoint of Deleuze, Spinoza and Bergson is accompanied by intricate analyses of seven groundbreaking dance performances.

Autorentext

Bojana Cveji is a performance theorist and performance maker. She is co-author of several books including Public Sphere by Performance with A. Vujanovi (2012), and En Atendant & Cesena: A Choreographer's Score with A.T.De Keersmaeker (2013), and performance creative since 1996. Bojana Cveji teaches at various dance and performance programs in Europe including P.A.R.T.S., Brussels.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Problems and Expressive Concepts 2. Disjunctive Captures of the Body and Movement 3. Theatrical Apparatuses of Disjunction 4. Exhausting Improvisation: 'Stutterances' 5. A Critical Departure from Emotionalism: Sensations and Affects in the Mode of Performing 6. During and After Performance: Processes, Caesuras and Resonances Conclusion Bibliography Index