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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300021603321

Autore

Edward Mark

Titolo

Mesearch and the Performing Body / / by Mark Edward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-69998-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 112 p. 14 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

790

Soggetti

Performing arts

Theater

Actors

Self

Identity (Psychology)

Performing Arts

Performers and Practitioners

Self and Identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. From Stage to Page: Introducing Me -- 2. Declining Dancers -- 3. Mature Movers -- 4. Mesearch -- 5. Falling Apart at the Seams -- 6. Council House Movie Star -- 7. Dying Swans and Dragged Up Dames -- 8. Reflections on Mesearch.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an anthology of Mark Edward’s creative practice-led projects. It transmits and communicates his research through varied artistic means, primarily contemporary dance, immersive art installation, drag performance, and photography. Through the innovative practice of 'mesearch', in which the author is both theoriser and theorised, this study delivers a personal, creative narration, combining reflections and emotions in relation to self and performance. Instead of being an attempt to undervalue or challenge the accepted notions of style within academic research, it promotes a freedom of expression which allows greater fluidity between the researcher, the performer, and the writer.