Theatrical reality : space, embodiment and empathy in performance / Campbell Edinborough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edinborough, Campbell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Psychological aspects.

Theater.

Physical Description:

171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2016.

Summary:

Drawing on sociological theory cognitive psychology and embodiment studies. Theatrical Reality analyses how our understanding of theatrical forms is guided by the embodied contexts shaping relationships between performer spectator and performance space. Split into chapters and case studies looking at examples from theatre, dance, circus and film - works explored include Michael Winterbottom's A Cock and Bull Story The Wooster Group's LSD: Just the High Points and the late Adrian Howells Footwashing for the Sole - Edinborough describes the ways in which theatrical reality is constructed and understood examining how the liminal spaces of performance foster specific ways of conceptualizing time, place and reality. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Locating Theatrical Reality 7

Chapter 3 Embodiment and the Dialectical Reality of Scenic Space 23

Chapter 3 Watching Bodies in Theatrical Space 39

Chapter 4 Authentic Fictions: Truthful Behaviour in Given Circumstances 59

Chapter 5 Alienated Realities 79

Chapter 6 Theatrical Reality Beyond the Theatre Walls 103

Chapter 7 Spectatorial Corporeality and Theatrical Intimacy 123

Chapter 8 Meta-Realities in Autobiographical Theatre, Film and Television 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783205868

1783205865

OCLC:

921866047