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Performing Proximity: Curious Intimacies
Leslie Hill
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How does proximity between audiences and performers change the nature of live performance? How does it feel? How long can it last? How close is too close? Exploring the rise of close encounter, immersive productions that shine a light on performer-audience relationships, this book considers the impact of space and proximity in live performance. Drawing on their experience as internationally acclaimed performance artists, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris richly document their creative processes, performances and audience's responses in a series of illuminating case studies. Relating their practice to wider issues in contemporary performance and detailing workshop exercises ... Read more
How does proximity between audiences and performers change the nature of live performance? How does it feel? How long can it last? How close is too close? Exploring the rise of close encounter, immersive productions that shine a light on performer-audience relationships, this book considers the impact of space and proximity in live performance. Drawing on their experience as internationally acclaimed performance artists, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris richly document their creative processes, performances and audience's responses in a series of illuminating case studies. Relating their practice to wider issues in contemporary performance and detailing workshop exercises ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137328281
SKU
V9781137328281
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Ref
99-1
About Leslie Hill
Leslie Hill and Helen Paris are Associate Professors of Performance Making at Stanford University, USA. They are the editors of Performance and Place and artistic directors of Curious theatre company. Based at Artsadmin in London, Curious has produced over 40 projects which have been presented by numerous international organizations and festivals including PS122 New York, the Sydney Opera House, ... Read more
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