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



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Autore: Di Benedetto Steve Visualizza persona
Titolo: The provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre / / by Stephen DiBenedetto Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
Disciplina: 792.01/3
Soggetto topico: Performing arts
Senses and sensation
Human information processing
Performing arts - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
Titolo autorizzato: The provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-97408-3
1-136-97409-1
1-282-58651-3
9786612586514
0-203-85209-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458882303321
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Serie: Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies ; ; 13.