This book explores new developments in the dialogues between science
and theatre and offers an introduction to a fast-expanding area of
research and practice.The cognitive revolution in the humanities is
creating new insights into the audience experience, performance
processes and training. Scientists are collaborating with artists to
investigate how our brains and bodies engage with performance to
create new understanding of perception, emotion, imagination and
empathy. Divided into four parts, each introduced by an expert
editorial from leading researchers in the field, this edited volume
offers readers an understanding of some of the main areas of
collaboration and research: 1. Dances with Science 2. Touching Texts
and Embodied Performance 3. The Multimodal Actor 4. Affecting
Audiences Throughout its history theatre has provided exciting and
accessible stagings of science, while contemporary practitioners are
increasingly working with scientific and medical material. As Honour
Bayes reported in the Guardian in 2011, the relationships between
theatre, science and performance are 'exciting, explosive and
unexpected'. Affective Performance and Cognitive Science charts new
directions in the relations between disciplines, exploring how science
and theatre can impact upon each other with reference to training,
drama texts, performance and spectatorship. The book assesses the
current state of play in this interdisciplinary field, facilitating
cross disciplinary exchange and preparing the way for future studies.
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ISBN
9781408183694
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Methuen Drama
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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