Cultural Performance: Ethnographic Approaches to Performance Studies

ISBN-13: 9781137604248 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 248 str.

Kevin Landis; Suzanne Macaulay

Opis

An introduction to the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, with case studies from a rich cross-section of academics offering a variety of ethnographic approaches to culture and performance. This unique collection presents a clear framework for studying the themes, methodologies and developments in cultural performance.

Spis treści

Introduction; Kevin Landis and Suzanne MacAulay, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- SECTION I: AESTHETICS AND EXPERIENCE.- 1. Performing Tradition; Kevin Landis, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: Trickster's Double-ness: Performance, Ideology and Anansesem Storytelling; David Afryie Donkor, Texas A&M University, USA.- 2. Experiencing Community; Suzanne MacAulay, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: Arenas of Sense - Monster Truck Rallies as Cultural Performance; Tomie Hahn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA.- SECTION II: PLACE/SPACE.- 3. The Architecture of Performance Space; Kevin Landis, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: Architecting Queer Space: Charles Ludlam's Bluebeard in the West Village; Sean F. Edgecomb, College of Staten Island, CUNY, USA.- 4. The Topography of Performance; Suzanne MacAulay, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: Utah! America's Most Spectacular Outdoor Musical Drama; Callie Oppedisano, Independent Scholar, USA.- SECTION III: THE BODY.- 5. The Somatic Experience; Kevin Landis, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: The Singing Body as a Fieldwork Site; Sean Williams, Evergreen State College, USA.- 6. Bodies in Nature; Suzanne MacAulay, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.- Case Study: How to Build a Forest; Interviw with PearlDamour (theatre company) and Shawn Hall (visual artist).- Bibliography.

O autorze

Suzanne MacAulay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.

Kevin Landis is Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.

Blurb

This engaging book introduces the burgeoning and interdisciplinary field of cultural performance, offering ethnographic approaches to performance as well as looking at the aesthetics of experience and performance theory.

Featuring case studies from a rich cross-section of academics, chapters explore performances from regions as far flung as Bhutan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA. With cultural performances as varied as Catholic rituals, Maori ceremonies, Monster Truck rallies, musicals, theatre and singing performances, this fascinating text compares performance as art and performance as cultural expression. Ideal for students of performance or ethnography, this unique collection presents a clear framework for studying the themes, methodologies and developments of cultural performance.

Kevin Landis is Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.

Suzanne MacAulay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA.