Deploys philosophical theories and concepts to interrogate 'theatricality'
Explores the notions of theatricality, performativity and cognitive ecology across a wide range of examples and case studies
Offers a diverse collection of essays engaging with a variety of disciplines and historical contexts

Deploys philosophical theories and concepts to interrogate 'theatricality' Explores the notions of theatricality, performativity and cognitive ecology across a wide range of examples and case studies Offers a diverse collection of essays engaging with a variety of disciplines and historical contexts

Autorentext

Teemu Paavolainen is Research Fellow in Theatre and Performance at the University of Tampere, Finland. His Theatre/Ecology/Cognition: Theorizing Performer-Object Interaction in Grotowski, Kantor, and Meyerhold was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. His articles have appeared in Performance Philosophy, Theatre Symposium, Nordic Theatre Studies, and The Cognitive Humanities (2016).

Klappentext

Deploys philosophical theories and concepts to interrogate 'theatricality' Explores the notions of theatricality, performativity and cognitive ecology across a wide range of examples and case studies Offers a diverse collection of essays engaging with a variety of disciplines and historical contexts

Zusammenfassung
Deploys philosophical theories and concepts to interrogate 'theatricality'
Explores the notions of theatricality, performativity and cognitive ecology across a wide range of examples and case studies
Offers a diverse collection of essays engaging with a variety of disciplines and historical contexts

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Theatrical Metaphors, Textile Philosophies.- 2. Emptiness and Excess: The Cave, the Colonnade, and the Cube.- 3. Directorial Perspectives: The Image, the Platform, the Tightrope.- 4. Revolving It All: Weaves of Memory in Amadeus and Footfalls .- 5. Smart Homes and Dwelling Machines: Function, Ornament, and Cognition.- 6. Protest in Colour and Concrete: Theatrical Textures in the Urban Fabric.- 7. Knots and Loose Ends: Cycles of Change, Metaphors of Range.