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OverviewExploring 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. BaylyPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.455kg ISBN: 9780230271692ISBN 10: 0230271693 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 08 February 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 IndexReviews'A book that asks the questions about performance that come before the commonly asked is a book that approaches a theatre philosophy. If such a thing were not a contradiction in terms Simon Bayly's A Pathognomy of Performance would provide us with the exemplary exception we have been waiting for.' - Alan Read, Professor of Theatre, King's College London, UK Author InformationSIMON 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |