On the Origins of Theater
Mirosław Kocur author David Malcolm translator Mirosław Kocur editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang AG
Published:27th Feb '16
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This book presents an interdisciplinary investigation into the emergence of the actor and theater. Scholarship helps us to realize how we have evolved to who we are today and to understand the transformative power of performance. The author proposes to boost and advance theater studies by reviewing new research in anthropology, archaeology, paleoanthropology, classics, ethnography, physics, cognitive science, neuroscience, theater anthropology and performance studies. Referring to his fieldwork in Bali and Tibet, and to his professional experience in theater, the author explains the role of bipedality, toolmaking and trance in the evolution of the performer, examines the performativity of space and writing, and argues that ancient culture emerged from dance.
ISBN: 9783631665701
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 530g
337 pages
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