This is the first volume to provide a detailed introduction to some of the main areas of research and practice in the interdisciplinary field of art and neuroscience. With contributions from neuroscientists, theatre scholars and artists from seven countries, it offers a rich and rigorous array of perspectives as a springboard to further exploration. Divided into four parts, each prefaced by an expert editorial introduction, it examines:
* Theatre as a space of relationships: a neurocognitive perspective
* The spectator's performative experience and 'embodied theatrology'
* The complexity of theatre and human cognition
* Interdisciplinary perspectives on applied performance
Each part includes contributions from international pioneers of interdisciplinarity in theatre scholarship, and from neuroscientists of world-renown researching the physiology of action, the mirror neuron mechanism, action perception, space perception, empathy and intersubjectivity.
While illustrating the remarkable growth of interest in the performing arts for cognitive neuroscience, this volume also reveals the extraordinary richness of exchange and debate born out of different approaches to the topics.
Recenzijas
A key strength of the book lies in the diversity of its perspectives ... The book makes a significant contribution to this field of study, particularly since there is arguably a lacuna when it comes to the featuring of theatre ... in scientific publications ... Its speciality is its multifaceted perspective. * South African Theatre Journal * The essays provide a range of information, applications, and insights from the intersections of science and performance. * Theatre Journal *
Papildus informācija
This book surveys and documents the interdisciplinary exchange between theatre and neuroscience through the contributions of scholars, scientists and artists who have been bridging the two fields in their work.
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| Preface Clelia Falletti, Gabriele Sofia and Victor Jacono |
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PART ONE THEATRE AS A SPACE OF RELATIONSHIPS: A NEUROCOGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE |
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Introduction: The Shared Space of Action Clelia Falletti |
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1 The `Mirror Mechanism' and Motor Behaviour Maria Alessandra Umilta |
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2 Body Presence and Extra-personal Space Perception Giorgia Committeri and Chiara Fini |
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3 The Circus Actor: Towards a Cognitive Approach Philippe Goudard |
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PART TWO THE SPECTATOR'S PERFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE AND `EMBODIED THEATROLOGY' |
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Introduction: Towards an Embodied Theatrology? Gabriele Sofia |
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4 Body and Corporeity in the Theatre: From Semiotics to Neuroscience. A Small Multidisciplinary Glossary Marco De Marinis |
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5 Audiences' Experience of Proximity and Co-presence in Live Dance Performance Corinne Jola and Matthew Reason |
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6 Theatre and Science: Reflections on Theatrical Efficacy in Antonin Artaud Lorraine Dumenil |
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PART THREE THE COMPLEXITY OF THEATRE AND HUMAN COGNITION |
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Introduction: Complexity, Cognition, and the Actor's Pedagogy Victor Jacono |
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7 A Rope Over an Abyss John J. Schranz |
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8 The Actor's Embodied Language: Preliminary Investigations of a Pilot Experiment Gabriele Sofia, Silvia Spadacenta, Clelia Falletti, and Giovanni Mirabella |
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9 Perception and the Organization of Time in the Theatre Luciano Mariti |
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PART FOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON APPLIED PERFORMANCE |
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Introduction: Does Art Therapy Work as a Rehabilitative Tool? Giovanni Mirabella |
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10 Use of Theatrical Techniques and Elements as Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders Jenna Gabriel, Elisa Angevin, Tamara E. Rosen and Matthew D. Lerner |
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11 Theatre as a Valuable Tool for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Nicola Modugno, Imogen Kusch and Giovanni Mirabella |
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12 Theatre and Therapy: `Care', `Cure', or Illusion? Jean-Marie Pradier |
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Clelia Falletti is Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Since 1981 she has participated in research by ISTA (International School of Theatre Anthropology) directed by Eugenio Barba; she is dramaturg for Teatro Potlach, and co-editor of theatre books series with two Italian publishing houses. Gabriele Sofia teaches theatre studies and physical theatre at Paul Valéry University, Montpellier, France. Since 2006 he has carried out an interdisciplinary research project on the neurophysiology of the actor and the spectator between the Sapienza University of Rome and the Maisons des Sciences de lHomme Paris Nord. From 2009 to 2013 he promoted and organized five editions of the International Conference Dialogues between Theatre and Neuroscience at Sapienza. Victor Jacono, PhD in Performance Studies, teaches at the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts and Drama at the Alternative Learning Program, Malta.
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