An introduction to theatre, performance and the cognitive sciences / John Lutterbie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutterbie, John Harry, 1948- author.

Series:

Performance and science.

Performance and science: interdisciplinary dialogues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Psychological aspects.

Theater.

Performing arts.

Cognitive science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations.

0 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2019.

Summary:

"This is the first textbook designed for students, practitioners, and scholars of the performing arts who are curious about the power of the cognitive sciences to throw light on the processes of performance, It equips readers with a clear understanding of how research in cognitive neuroscience has illuminated and expanded traditional approaches to thinking about topics such as the performer, the spectator, space and time, cultur, and the text. Each chapter considers three layers of performance: conventional forms of theatre, performance art, and everyday life, offering an expansive vision of the impact of the cognitive sciences on performance in the widest sense"--Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction: intersections

Landscapes

Culture and the Petri dish

The worlds of performance

Temporality

The text

Aesthetics

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-193) and index.

ISBN:

9781474256841

1474256848

OCLC:

1263822822