Description for "In Comes I"
Paperback. 'In Comes I' explores performance and land, biography and locality, memory and place. The book reflects on performances past and present, taking the form of a series of excursions into the agricultural landscape of eastern England, and drawing from archaeology, geomorphology, folklore, and local and family history. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
`In Comes I' explores performance and land, biography and locality, memory and place. The book reflects on performances past and present, taking the form of a series of excursions into the agricultural landscape of eastern England, and drawing from archaeology, geomorphology, folklore, and local and family history. Mike Pearson, a leading theatre artist and solo-performer, returns to the landscape of his childhood - off the beaten track in Lincolnshire - and uses it as a mnemonic to reflect widely upon performance theory and practice. Rather than focusing on author, period and genre as is conventional ... Read more
`In Comes I' explores performance and land, biography and locality, memory and place. The book reflects on performances past and present, taking the form of a series of excursions into the agricultural landscape of eastern England, and drawing from archaeology, geomorphology, folklore, and local and family history. Mike Pearson, a leading theatre artist and solo-performer, returns to the landscape of his childhood - off the beaten track in Lincolnshire - and uses it as a mnemonic to reflect widely upon performance theory and practice. Rather than focusing on author, period and genre as is conventional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Exeter Performance Studies
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859897884
SKU
V9780859897884
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About Mike Pearson
Mike Pearson is Professor of Performance Studies at University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is a leading theatre artist, having worked both as director and performer in various theatre companies in Wales; he continues to create performances as a solo artist with German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, and with artist/designer Mike Brookes. He is co-author of Theatre/Archaeology (Routledge 2001).
Reviews for "In Comes I"
`In Comes I is a brilliant and timely book, and one that will expand the field of Theatre and Performance Studies by introducing new concepts, functions, forms, and vocabularies.' `...In Comes I is beautifully designed: the images, layout, and font transform the book into a kind of page-bound installation, a landscape to hold and move through. It feels good to ... Read more