Autobiography And Performance
What is the relationship between past and present in performance, given that the performing body is tangibly present in the here and now? What is the relationship between performance and authenticity? Between live, apparently 'confessional' performance and supposedly 'reality' television? Autobiography in Performance will provide a broad overview of the key concepts pertaining to 'autobiography' in the field of performance. Heddon's engaging style seamlessly blends the theoretical and the...
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What is the relationship between past and present in performance, given that the performing body is tangibly present in the here and now? What is the relationship between performance and authenticity? Between live, apparently 'confessional' performance and supposedly 'reality' television? Autobiography in Performance will provide a broad overview of the key concepts pertaining to 'autobiography' in the field of performance. Heddon's engaging style seamlessly blends the theoretical and the personal, raising and pursuing provactive questions around issues of 'truth', 'identity', personal history and political agency, confession, voyeurism and ethics. The book provides case studies of key international practitioners, including Tim Miller, Lisa Kron, Bobby Baker and Curious.
List of IllustrationsGeneral Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction 11 Politics (of Self): The Subject of Autobiography 202 History: Testimonial Times 533 Place: The Place of Self 884 Ethics: The Story of the Other 124Conclusion: These Confessional Times 157Notes 173Bibliography 188Index 210
\ From the Publisher\ "The great strength of the book is the range of theories marshaled to support what emerges as a central theme: that selves can be victimized or empowered by narratives and that autobiographical narratives skillfully deployed in public performance foreground the constructedness of both art and life, the public stakes in each, and the possibility for alternatives." —Dorothy Chansky\ \
