Quantum theatre : science and contemporary performance /

Quantum theatre : science and contemporary performance /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Johnson, Paul, 1973- author.
Imprint:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (198 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Theater. Performance. Quantum theory. Performance. Quantum theory. Theater. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170515

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ISBN:	1443845736 9781443845731 9781443841139 1443841137
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Quantum Theatre uses the science of quantum mechanics to construct a rigorous framework for examining performance practice and the theatrical event, and live performance as a means of exploring the implications of quantum mechanics. Key ideas from physics are used to develop an interdisciplinary approach to writing about the work of a number of British theatre practitioners in terms of identity, observation, and play. What this type of analysis does is enable an examination of aspects of performance that can remain hidden and so cast new light on the performance event. This is the first study of its kind that develops such a framework for analysis of contemporary performance, and provides a coherent alternative to postmodernism as a theoretical framework for writing about performance.
Other form:	Print version: 9781443841139 1443841137

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Theatre and science
Identity and the angel
Who is the Tallyman
Watching the dogs
Dream Reality
Millennium approaches
Play, dance, theatre
Conclusions.