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The Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre.
Considers theatrical practice through the lens of contemporary neuroscientific discoveries. This study lays the foundation for considering the physiological basis of the power of theatre practice to affect human behavior. It presents a basic summary of the ways that the senses function in relation t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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| Colección: | Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies, 13.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: Why Contemporary Performance Can Provoke the Senses; Acknowledgments; 1 Our Sensing Bodies: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Live Theatrical Experience; 2 Scintillating Visions and Visual Perception: How Light, Movement, and Stage Space Capture Our Attention and Stimulate Our Brains; 3 Attendant to Touch: Cutaneous Stimulation and Its Expressive Capabilities; 4 Noses, Tongues, and Other Surprising Possibilities: Harnessing Olfaction and Gustation in Performance.
- 5 Aural Landscapes: Voices, Noises, Vibrations, and Other Quivering Stimulators of Cochlear Perception6 The Sentient Body: Guiding Somatic Responses Within Performative Structures; Notes; Bibliography; Index.