Presence in Play by Cormac Power
Presence in Play: A Critique of Theories of Presence in the Theatre is the first comprehensive survey and analysis of theatrical presence to be published. Theatre as an art form has often been associated with notions of presence. The ‘live’ immediacy of the actor, the unmediated unfolding of dramatic action and the ‘energy’ generated through an actor-audience relationship are among the ideas frequently used to explain theatrical experience – and all are underpinned by some understanding of ‘presence.’ Precisely what is meant by presence in the theatre is part of what Presence in Play sets out to explain. While this work is rooted in twentieth century theatre and performance since modernism, the author draws on a range of historical and theoretical material. Encompassing ideas from semiotics and phenomenology, Presence in Play puts forward a framework for thinking about presence in theatre, enriched by poststructuralist theory, forcefully arguing in favour of ‘presence’ as a key concept for theatre studies today.-
Picturing Mind
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Cyberculture, Cyborgs and Science Fiction
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Beyond Bodies
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Observing Theatre
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Utopia and Consciousness
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Zones of Re-membering
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Corporeality: Emergent Consciousness within its Spatial Dimensions
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Theatre, Opera and Consciousness
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Joys and Sorrows of Imaginary Persons
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Integral Drama
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Screen Consciousness
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Patterns of Creativity
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The Rhythm of Space and the Sound of Time
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The Image in French Philosophy
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Restoration of Breath
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Innovation and Visualization
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The Big Fish
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Metaphors, Narratives, Emotions
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Fluxus
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Conscious Theatre Practice
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Cognitive Iconology
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Stravinsky, God, and Time
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Art and Identity
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Agents of uncertainty
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The Subject of Aesthetics
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Touching Surfaces
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Strindberg and the Quest for Sacred Theatre
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Framing Consciousness in Art: Transcultural Perspectives
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Presence of the Body
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The Persistence of the Human
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Art and the Brain
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Scanning the Hypnoglyph
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Between Play and Prayer
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In Quest of the Self
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Art and Adaptability
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Cognition in Emotion
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Frameworks, Artworks, Place
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Reading Coetzee
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Spike Milligan's Accordion
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Movement as Meaning in Experimental Film
Cormac Power completed his first degree at University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and gained a doctorate in Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow in 2006. He is currently a lecturer in Performing Arts at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789042023819 |
| ISBN 10 | 9042023813 |
| Title | Presence in Play |
| Author | Cormac Power |
| Series | Consciousness Literature And The Arts |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2008-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
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