03317oam 2200697I 450 991080841860332120230725023519.01-136-97408-31-136-97409-11-282-58651-397866125865140-203-85209-510.4324/9780203852095 (CKB)2670000000018775(EBL)517098(OCoLC)630539281(SSID)ssj0000402338(PQKBManifestationID)11278678(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000402338(PQKBWorkID)10425468(PQKB)11341941(MiAaPQ)EBC517098(Au-PeEL)EBL517098(CaPaEBR)ebr10389435(CaONFJC)MIL258651(OCoLC)645169654(EXLCZ)99267000000001877520180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre /by Stephen DiBenedettoNew York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (253 p.)Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies ;13Description based upon print version of record.0-415-50699-9 0-415-87267-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-231) and index.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.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 formRoutledge advances in theatre and performance studies ;13.Performing artsSenses and sensationHuman information processingPerforming artsPhilosophyPerforming arts.Senses and sensation.Human information processing.Performing artsPhilosophy.792.01/3Di Benedetto Steve.1605561MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808418603321The provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre3930869UNINA