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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458882303321

Autore

Di Benedetto Steve

Titolo

The provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre / / by Stephen DiBenedetto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-97408-3

1-136-97409-1

1-282-58651-3

9786612586514

0-203-85209-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies ; ; 13

Disciplina

792.01/3

Soggetti

Performing arts

Senses and sensation

Human information processing

Performing arts - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Our sensing bodies: a multidisciplinary approach to understanding live theatrical experience -- Scintillating visions and visual perception: how light, movement and stage space capture our attention and stimulate our brains -- Attendant to touch: cutaneous stimulation and its expressive capabilities -- Noses, tongues and other surprising possibilities: harnessing olfaction and gustation in performance -- Aural landscapes: voices, noises, vibrations and other quivering stimulators of cochlear perception -- The sentient body: guiding somatic responses within performative structures.

Sommario/riassunto

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