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Performance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues
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Performance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues.
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Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; PART ONE Theatre as a Space of Relationships: A Neurocognitive Perspective; Introduction: The Shared Space of Action; A shared space of action; Let's talk about mirror neurons; The revolution in theatre at the beginning of the twentieth century; A gift, or a Trojan horse?; Why is this of interest to the art of the performer?; 1 The 'Mirror Mechanism' and Motor Behaviour; 2 Body Presence and Extra-personal Space Perception. |
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IntroductionDescription of behavioural studies; 3 The Circus Actor: Towards a Cognitive Approach *; Circus sciences and the arts: An ancient culture; Towards a scientifi c approach specific to circus actors; Prospects for a cognitive approach to the circus actor; PART TWO The Spectator's Performative Experience and 'Embodied Theatrology'; Introduction: Towards an Embodied Theatrology?; Introduction; Embodied cognition: Three important aspects; Embodied theatrology and theatre studies: The performer's side; Embodied theatrology and theatre studies: The spectator's side. |
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The spectator's performative experienceConclusions: What about the director?; 4 Body and Corporeity in the Theatre: From Semiotics to Neuroscience. A Small Multidisciplinary Glossary; Introduction; Body/flesh; Corporeity; Kinaesthesia; Mimism/play/replay; Rasic theatre; A second brain; Performative practices; Embodied simulation; Provisional conclusions; 5 Audiences' Experience of Proximity and Co-presence in Live Dance Performance; Introduction; Defining presence, questioning presence; Dataset; Qualitative interviews; Quantitative analyses; Discussion; Further references. |
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6 Theatre and Science: Reflections on Theatrical Efficacy in Antonin ArtaudFrom the plague to mirror neurons: A hypothetical reading; The magician, the surgeon, and neuroscience; Catharsis and gratuitousness; PART THREE The Complexity of Theatre and Human Cognition; Introduction: Complexity, Cognition, and the Actor's Pedagogy; Stanislavski, to begin with; Epistemology: 'How knowing is done'14; Action at the core of cognition; The complex fabric of knowing; Pedagogy as the space for creative, conjoint action; Knowing between and beyond levels of consciousness; To conclude. |
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7 A Rope over an Abyss1Performer-beholder encounter -- Distilled; Bridge builders; Unity of being; 8 The Actor's Embodied Language: Preliminary Investigations of a Pilot Experiment; Introduction; Materials and methods; Behavioural test; Data analysis; Discussion of the preliminary results; Conclusion; 9 Perception and the Organization of Time in the Theatre; PART FOUR Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Applied Performance; Introduction: Does Art Therapy Work as a Rehabilitative Tool?; Conclusion; 10 Use of Theatrical Techniques and Elements as Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Cognitive neuroscience.
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Cognitive neuroscience. |
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Electronic books.
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Falletti, Clelia, editor.
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Sofia, Gabriele, editor.
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Jacono, Victor, 1978- editor.
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Print version: Falletti, Clelia. Theatre and Cognitive Neuroscience. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2016 |
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9781472584809 (electronic book) |
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1472584805 (electronic book) |
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9781472584793 (electronic book) |
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1472584791 (electronic book) |
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1472584783 |
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9781472584786 |
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9781472584786 |
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