The Experience of Place in Performance: A Survey of Site-Specific Theatre
Journal: Scholars' Bank (University of Oregon)
Year: 2014

For practitioners and scholars of site-specific theatre, attempts to understand the relationship between a site and performance have often focused on performance. The many ways a site can inform and enhance the audience's experience of performance has been thoroughly explored, but what about the reverse? How can performance facilitate an experience of place and inform audiences about the value and potential of the places around us? I contend that site-specific performance which privileges place-