Dewey Decimal791.01
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Engaging Spaces Erik Kristiansen Interview What is Space? Eugenio Barba, director of Odin Teatret, Holstebro, Denmark By Erik Kristiansen Part I Performance 1. Re-thinking the Classical Concert Performance: Investigating Conventions of the Classical Concert and Exploring Performance Potentials through Concert Design Astrid Van-Pedersen 2. Dispersing: A Physical Place and a Discursive Space Anja Mølle Lindelof 3. Salò: A Sublime Experience. Analyzing Interactive Performances, Focusing on the Aesthetic Dimension Lisbeth Thorlacius Interviews From Museum of Art & Design to Design Museum Anne-Louise Sommer, director of Designmuseum Danmark By Olav Harsløf On Opera Design Kasper Holten, Director of Opera, Royal Opera House, London By Astrid Vang-Pedersen Part II Interaction 4. Game Spaces: On Liminality and the Magic Circle of Games Erik Kristiansen 5. Experience: Under the Influence of Things Connie Svabo and Sara Malou Strandvad 6. Performance Potential at One Complex, Specific Site: About the Multi-Armed Octopus of Interpretation Bjørn Laursen Interviews The Site-Specific Bus of Reality Ingolf Gabold, former head of Danish Radio Fiction ("DR fiction"), Copenhagen, Denmark By Bjørn Laursen Space, Design, and the Audiences as Beast Dorita Hannah, performance designer and Professor of Spatial Design in the Department of Interdisciplinary Architecture, Arts & Design, University of Tasmania, Australia By Anja Mølle Lindelof Part III Reflection 7. Space as Provocation Olav Harsløf 8. Self-Creation and Performance Spaces Henriette Christrup 9. Aesthetic Performativity in Urban Design and Art Kristine Samson
SynopsisAll performances, like a theatrical performances, concert performances, a visit to a museum, a street protest, or even playing a game, have at least one thing in common: they are situated in a context-they are hosted in a space, which is an ever important, albeit often overlooked, part of all performances. This anthology sets out to explore the complicated relationship between a performance and the space in which it is hosted. Some performances are hosted in well-known spaces like a concert hall or a theatrical stage-other performances are devised for a particular site, like a street protest; yet all performances acknowledge their context in order to successfully create the magic and engagement that is necessary to enact the performance to the benefit of performers and audiences alike. The present volume explores different conceptions and uses of space, addressing how they are experienced, how they are unique, and how they engage us in various kinds of performances. The contributions also show how spaces are made or remade to host performances, and how the space of a performance plays an important role when we analyse the performance., All performances-whether music, theater, visual arts, or even street protests or games-share this in common: they happen somewhere, within a space. This anthology explores the complicated relationship between performance and the space in which it is hosted. Examining both well-known spaces-such as concert halls or stages-as well as unconventional ones-such as the street-the contributors investigate different conceptions of space, how space is experienced, how different spaces are unique from one another, and, ultimately, the ways space enables the performing arts to so deeply engage audiences., All performanceswhether music, theater, visual arts, or even street protests or gamesshare this in common: they happen "somewhere, "within a space. This anthology explores the complicated relationship between performance and the space in which it is hosted. Examining both well-known spacessuch as concert halls or stagesas well as unconventional onessuch as the streetthe contributors investigate different conceptions of space, how space is experienced, how different spaces are unique from one another, and, ultimately, the ways space enables the performing arts to so deeply engage audiences."
LC Classification NumberPN1584