Theory for Theatre Studies: Sound

ISBN-13: 9781474246477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 168 str.

Susan Bennett; Kim Solga; Susan Bennett

Opis

Sound provides the first overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies. Exploring areas such as music, speech and soundscape, this volume will open up the study of theatrical production and live performance to engage more effectively its aural dimensions. By way of developed case studies, including Shakespeare's The Tempest and Pina Bausch's dance-theatre piece 1980, readers will access new methodologies and approaches for their own exploration of 'sound' as a performance component. In an engagement with the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of sound studies, this book will alert theatre and performance studies scholars and students to new work important to our fields.Part of the Theory for Theatre Studies series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, Sound provides a balance of essential background information and original thinking, and is grounded in case studies to illuminate and equip readers. Volumes follow a consistent three-part structure: an overview of how the term has been understood within the discipline; current trends illustrated by substantive case studies; and emergent trends and interdisciplinary connections. Volumes are supported by further online resources including illustrative material, questions and exercises.

Recenzje

This book presents an important analysis of the fundamental function of sound in theatre, from the acoustic expanses of Ancient Greek architecture, to the personal-political spaces of contemporary Headphone theatre. The breadth of knowledge and new insights afforded by the book are a breath of fresh air for researchers and students alike in a field which is often treated as a sub-category of other disciplines. Bennett draws on a wide range of theory and philosophy to demonstrate how sound has played a much more significant role in playtexts, production and perception than traditional theatre studies scholarship has hitherto considered, and puts forward a politics of theatre sound and its potential to perform difference through acoustic experience and ethical listening. Lynne Kendrick, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK

Spis treści

AcknowledgementsSeries Preface SOUND: An Introduction SECTION ONE: Classical Sound Theatres in Ancient Greece and Aristotle's Poetics The vocal map of ancient Greek dramaCase study: Aristophanes's The Frogs Vitruvius on acoustics: De Architectura Shakespeare's Globe and Francis Bacon's Sylva Sylvarum Acoustic world-making on the early modern stage Case study: Shakespeare's The Tempest A sonic imagination of early modern London SECTION TWO: Avant-garde Sound New technologies for sound performance Case study: Luigi Russolo's intonamuri and 'The Art of Noise' Hanging on the telephone: Sigmund Freud and Roland Barthes Case study: Jean Cocteau's The Human Voice The sounds of silence: John Cage's future of music Acousmatics and radiophonics: Pierre Schaffer and the BBC Aura and archive: making sound memories Case study: Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape SECTION THREE: Experiential Sound Prosthetic performance and deterritorialised listening Case study: Janet Cardiff's sound walks Listening to women: Andrea Hornick and Luce Irigaray Affective theatres of embodied sound Case study: Shannon Yee's Reassembled, Slightly Askew Case study: Rimini Protokoll's Situation Rooms Coda: sound across the world References Further Reading Index

O autorze

Susan Bennett is University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Theatre Audiences: A Theory of Production and Reception (1997, 2nd edition), Performing Nostalgia (1996), and Theatre & Museums (2013). Among her edited volumes are Shakespeare Beyond English (co-edited with Christie Carson, 2013) and Performing Environments: Site-Specificity on the Early Modern Stage (co-edited with Mary Polito, 2014). She was editor of Theatre Journal from 1997-2001 and has also edited or co-edited special issues of other theatre and performance journals. Kim Solga is Associate Professor of English and Writing Studies at Western University, Canada. Susan Bennett is University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Theatre Audiences: A Theory of Production and Reception (1997, 2nd edition), Performing Nostalgia (1996), and Theatre & Museums (2013). Among her edited volumes are Shakespeare Beyond English (co-edited with Christie Carson, 2013) and Performing Environments: Site-Specificity on the Early Modern Stage (co-edited with Mary Polito, 2014). She was editor of Theatre Journal from 1997-2001 and has also edited or co-edited special issues of other theatre and performance journals.