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Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance
Andre Lepecki
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Description for Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? Andre Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of `performance' in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five `singularities' in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity. Exploring the works ... Read more
How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? Andre Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of `performance' in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five `singularities' in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity. Exploring the works ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138907713
SKU
V9781138907713
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About Andre Lepecki
Andre Lepecki is Associate Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU and affiliated Professor at Stockholm University of the Arts, UNIARTS.
Reviews for Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance
Singularities is a sparkling work of dance theory that reads like an urgent and prescient call to action. Sima Belmar - The Drama Review