Performance
Subtitle: An Alphabet of Performative Writing
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781611322873
Subjects: Performing arts; Creation (literary, artistic, etc.)
Description: "Performance uses the alphabet as an organizational device to present a series of short pieces that approach performance from multiple perspectives and various compositional strategies. Pelias's essays, poetry, dialogue, personal narratives, quick speculations, and other literary genres explore the key themes in this field, encapsulating the essence of performance studies for the novice and providing food for thought for the expert. Its brief, evocative, and reflexive pieces introduce performative writing as a method of research for those in performance and many other fields"--