The provocation of the senses in contemporary theatre
By: by Stephen DiBenedetto.
Series: Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies -- 13
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780415872676; 9780203852095
Subjects: Performing arts; Senses and sensation; Human information processing; Performing arts -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Our sensing bodies: a multidisciplinary approach to understanding live theatrical experience; title: Scintillating visions and visual perception: how light, movement and stage space capture our attention and stimulate our brains; title: Attendant to touch: cutaneous stimulation and its expressive capabilities; title: Noses, tongues and other surprising possibilities: harnessing olfaction and gustation in performance; title: Aural landscapes: voices, noises, vibrations and other quivering stimulators of cochlear perception; title: The sentient body: guiding somatic responses within performative structures.