Analysing Performance

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A Critical Reader

Patrick Campbell, Rebecca Mortimer

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Manchester University Press
22 February 1996

Dance & Performing arts

""Analysing Performance"" is a wide-ranging collection of essays by contributors of international standing about key aspects of the performing arts. Each essay tackles the theory and practice of contemporary performance work, and enables students and teachers to see what is at stake in analyzing dance, drama, music and videos. The commitment to cross-disciplinary approaches mirrors the breakdown of boundaries between these art forms in today's multi-media world. How do postmodernist, feminist or psychoanalytic readings construct performance worlds? What is the impact of multiculturalism on the language of theatre? What are the dynamics between AIDS, representation and live art? How does one talk about ""the bod"" in contemporary dance forms? Contributors include: Elizabeth Wright on psychoanalysis, Baz Kershaw on the politics of performance, Jatinda Verma on multiculturalism, E. Ann Kaplan on MTV and video, Lizbeth Goodman on feminism and AIDS, and Stephen Connor on postmodernism.

Edited by: Patrick Campbell
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780719042508
ISBN 10: 071904250X
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 22 February 1996
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction - interpretations and issues, Patrick Campbell. Part 1 Feminisms and performance: feminisms and theatres: canon fodder and cultural change, Lizbeth Goodman; bodies of knowledge: dance and feminist analysis, Alexandra Carter; gender as sign-system - the feminist spectator as subject, Elaine Aston; new perspectives - feminism and music, Sophie Fuller; feminism(s)/postmodernism(s) - MTV and alternate women's videos and performance art, E. Ann Kaplan. Part 2 Postmodernism, poststructuralism, politics and performance: postmodern performance, Stephen Connor; postmodern dance and the politics of resistance, Valerie A. Briginshaw; the politics of performance in a postmodern age, Baz Kershaw; reading difficulties; Sandra Kemp; psychoanalysis and the theatrical - analyzing performance, Elizabeth Wright. Part 3 Issues in performance: the challenge of ""Binglish"" - analyzing multi-cultural productions, Jatinder Verma; AIDS and live art, Lizbeth Goodman; does authenticity matter? the case for and against authenticity in the performing arts, Sarah Rubidge; ""sexing the cherry"" - high or low art? distinctions in performance, Lucy O'Brien; changing perspectives, Ruth Tompsett; bodies politic, proscribed and perverse: censorship and the performing arts, Patrick Campbell Select bibliography Index -- .

Patrick Campbell is Principal Lecturer in English and Leader of the MA in Performing Arts at Middlesex University

Reviews for Analysing Performance: A Critical Reader

'...offers a wonderful panoply of theory and criticism, as well as exposure to important English language theatre artists, companies and productions.' --""Theatre Journal""