The semiotics of performance : an introduction to the analysis, interpretation, and theory of the performing arts
Paul Bouissac
Bok · Engelsk · 2025
| Omfang | viii, 170 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Introduction : the real-life experience of attending a live performance -- Performance as communication process -- Performance as creative process -- The construction of performing identities : from person to persona -- Performance as social process -- Performance as affective experience -- Performance as cognitive experience : narrative structures and relevance -- Performance as text : description and interpretation of ephemeral events -- Performance as metaphor : performing roles in everyday life -- Beyond performance : social impact, reflexivity, and transformative experience -- The rules of performance : the felicity conditions.. - "Drawing on semiotic developments of the past five decades, this book introduces students to the semiotic analysis of live performances and provides them with a clear method for untangling the multimodal complexity of performance from the spectator's point of view. It explores a broad range of performance types from across different cultures, including music, opera, ballet, theatre, circus, mime, improvisation, and immersion, and is accompanied by a companion website featuring recorded extracts from live performances"--
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| ISBN | 9781350372658. - 9781350372665
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