Animal acts : performing species today / edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chaudhuri, Una, 1951-

Hughes, Holly, 1955 March 10-

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Critical performances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals in the performing arts.

Animal behavior.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

" Everyone has an animal story--the pet they loved or hated, the wild animal that captured their childhood imagination, the nasty dog at the end of the street, the deer your uncle shot or your neighbor hit while driving. Telling stories about animals is part of how we tell the story of being human, but recent scientific breakthroughs in animal cognition, the exploding interdisciplinary field of animal studies, and global climate change have all complicated these stories. Animal Acts collects some of the most exciting, provocative, and moving solo performances on animals, grounded by commentaries that help put these engaging works in a larger context. Animal Acts includes the work of leading theater artists Holly Hughes, Rachel Rosenthal, Deke Weaver, Carmelita Tropicana, and others, along with commentary by major scholars including Donna Haraway, Jane Desmond, Jill Dolan, and Nigel Rothfels. A masterful introduction by Una Chaudhuri provides readers a useful foundation for understanding and appreciating the intersection of animal studies and performance. The anthology makes an important contribution to several fields as it foregrounds questions of race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and other issues central to the human project within the discourse of the "post human." The collection will be of interest to those interested in solo performance, animal studies, gender studies, performance studies, and environmental studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Animal Acts for Changing Times, 2.0: A Field Guide to Interspecies Performance

Introduction / Una Chaudhuri Chaudhuri, Una 1

The Dog and Pony Show (bring your own pony) / Holly Hughes Hughes, Holly 13

Commentary / Donna Haraway: Agility Is Performance Art Art, Donna Haraway: Agility Is Performance

Stay! / Vicky Ryder Ryder, Vicky, Lisa Asagi Asagi, Lisa, Stacy Makishi Makishi, Stacy 37

Commentary / Maria Carlson: What Happened to the Black Dog?

Cat Lady / Joseph Keckler Keckler, Joseph 55

Commentary / Erika Rundle: Theatre of the Cat Lady Who Is Not

With What Ass Does the Cockroach Sit? / ¿Con Qué Culo Se Sienta la Cucaracha? / Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyano) Tropicana, Carmelita, (aka Alina Troyano) 69

Commentary / Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes: Martina, Catalina, Elián, and the Old Man: Queer Tales of a Transnational Cuban Cockroach

No Bees for Bridgeport: A Fable from the Age of Daley / Kestutis Nakas Nakas, Kestutis 93

Commentary / Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson: A New Fable of the Bees

Horseback Views: A Queer Hippological Performance / Kim Marra Marra, Kim 111

Commentary / Jane C. Desmond: Kinesthetic Intimacies Intimacies, Jane C. Desmond: Kinesthetic

MONKEY / Deke Weaver Weaver, Deke 141

Commentary / Cary Wolfe: Apes like Us Us, Cary Wolfe: Apes like

Excerpts from ELEPHANT / Deke Weaver Weaver, Deke 163

Commentary / Nigel Rothfels: A Hero's Death Death, Nigel Rothfels: A Hero's

Excerpt from Everything I've Got / Jess Dobkin Dobkin, Jess 189

Commentary / Jill Dolan: The Great Refusal and the Greater Hope

Excerpts from As the Globe Warms: An American Soap Opera in Twelve Acts / Heather Woodbury Woodbury, Heather 197

Commentary / Ann Pellegrini: Zooglossia: The Unknown Tongues of Heather Woodbury

The Others / Rachel Rosenthal Rosenthal, Rachel 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472029532

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access