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The Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre by Stephen Di Benedetto

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0415506999
ISBN-13
9780415506991
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109566595

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
252 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre
Subject
Neurology, Theater / General, Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Author
Stephen Di Benedetto
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Psychology, Medical
Series
Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
"A thought-provoking exploration... reminds us forcibly that, at a fundamental, biological level, we are sensing animals before we are rational beings. ...the science is fascinating, and the questions are good ones." --Neal Swettenham, Loughborough University, Modern Drama, 54:2 "An important and timely contribution to the emerging field of cognitive studies and performance." --Theatre Research International, 36.2
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
792.013
Table Of Content
Preface: Why Contemporary Performance Can Provoke the Senses Acknowledgments 1: Our Sensing Bodies: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Live Theatrical Experience 2: Scintillating Visions and Visual Perception: How Light, Movement and Stage Space Capture Our Attention and Stimulate Our Brains 3: Attendant to Touch: Cutaneous Stimulation and its Expressive Capabilities 4: Noses, Tongues and Other Surprising Possibilities: Harnessing Olfaction and Gustation in Performance 5: Aural Landscapes: Voices, Noises, Vibrations and Other Quivering Stimulators of Cochlear Perception 6: The Sentient Body: Guiding Somatic Responses Within Performative Structures Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Di Benedetto considers theatrical practice through the lens of contemporary neuroscientific discoveries in this provoking study, which lays the foundation for considering the physiological basis of the power of theatre practice to affect human behavior. He presents a basic summary of the ways that the senses function in relation to cognitive science and physiology, offering an overview of dominant trends of discussion on the realm of the senses in performance. Also presented are examples of how those ideas are illustrated in recent theatrical presentations, and how the different senses form the structure of a theatrical event. Di Benedetto concludes by suggesting the possible implications these neuroscientific ideas have upon our understanding of theatrical composition, audience response, and the generation of meaning.
LC Classification Number
PN1584.D5 2011

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