PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
James Layton is a lecturer in performance at the University of the West of Scotland. His areas of research interest include time and performance, arts and health and creative pedagogies.
'Layton’s world of references is very rich, both in terms of referring to important theorists and disciplines when discussing a particular notion, as well as in terms of associating complex theoretical arguments to everyday contemporary and popular issues. [...] One cannot help but appreciate Layton’s explicit recognition of his and the book’s limitations, his elaborate discussion of what on the surface might appear as paradoxical statements, his step-by-step exploration of very complex ideas, his mastery at defining a clear framework around his discussions and about his approach. Layton’s arguments also offer very accessible insights not only on Bergson’s philosophy but on other issues in contemporary performance as well as on the performances discussed in the second part as case studies. This is a must read for those interested in making or consuming durational performance.' -- Ayşe Draz Orhon, Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy
