Bergson and Durational Performance : (Re)Ma(r)king Time / James Layton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Layton, James, Dr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting--Philosophy.

Acting.

Time perception.

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941.

Bergson, Henri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Intellect, [2022]

Summary:

Explores the possibility of an alternative experience of time, one that is closer to the pure duration described by philosopher Henri Bergson. Contributes to contemporary performance analysis, philosophy and Bergson studies and examines aspects of immersive and participatory performance, ritual and online performance. 9 b&w illus.

Contents:

Cover

Bergson and Durational Performance: (Re)Ma(r)king Time

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Prologue: 15 April 1912

Introduction

PART ONE

1. Bergson, Pure Memory and Pure Duration

2. Bergson and Durational Performance: Duration, Immersion,Participation, Ritual

3. Durational Performance in a Socially Accelerated Culture:Clock-Time + Network Time = No Time

4. Durational Performance as a Challenge toSmooth Consumption

PART TWO

5. Peak Time: Bergson and Maslow

6. Flow Time: Bergson and Csikszentmihalyi

7. Time Together: Bergson and Turner

8. Hotel Medea: Memory, Duration and Peak-Experience inan Accelerated Culture

9. All These Are the Days My Friends: Duration and Flow inEinstein on the Beach

10. Walking, Communitas, Ritual and Transformation

11. Marking, Making, Remarking, Remaking Time: Bergsonand the Future of Durational Performance

Epilogue: A Manifesto for Durational Performance

Postscript: Arriving at the Crack of Dawn for a Plagueground Game Show

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Layton, James Bergson and Durational Performance

ISBN:

1-78938-624-1

1-78938-623-3