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The Transformative Power of Performance : A New Aesthetics

by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Saskya Jain
The Transformative Power of Performance : A New Aesthetics - Thryft
The Transformative Power of Performance : A New Aesthetics - Thryft

Redefining performance art's impact and aesthetic.

If you're intrigued by the evolution of artistic expression, this book will open your eyes to the profound impact of performance art in shaping our cultural landscape. Erika Fischer-Lichte elegantly dismantles traditional barriers, proposing an immersive aesthetic where art and spectatorship meld. It's a compelling read for anyone interested in the transformative effects of art on both the individual and society.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Transformative Power of Performance : A New Aesthetics

by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Saskya Jain
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ISBN: 9780415458566
Authors: Erika Fischer-Lichte, Saskya Jain
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 2008-06-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Art
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 135 readers)

Description

In this book, Erika Fischer-Lichte traces the emergence of performance as 'an art event' in its own right. In setting performance art on an equal footing with the traditional art object, she heralds a new aesthetics. The peculiar mode of experience that a performance provokes – blurring distinctions between artist and audience, body and mind, art and life – is here framed as the breeding ground for a new way of understanding performing arts, and through them even wider social and cultural processes. With an introduction by Marvin Carlson, this translation of the original Ästhetik des Performativen addresses key issues in performance art, experimental theatre and cultural performances to lay the ground for a new appreciation of the artistic event.
 

Redefining performance art's impact and aesthetic.

If you're intrigued by the evolution of artistic expression, this book will open your eyes to the profound impact of performance art in shaping our cultural landscape. Erika Fischer-Lichte elegantly dismantles traditional barriers, proposing an immersive aesthetic where art and spectatorship meld. It's a compelling read for anyone interested in the transformative effects of art on both the individual and society.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.