| In Comes I: Performance, Memory and Landscape Contributor(s): Pearson, Mike Prof (Author) |
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ISBN: 0859897885 ISBN-13: 9780859897884 Publisher: University of Exeter Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: In Comes I is about performance and land, biography and locality, memory and place. The book reflects on performances past and present, taking the form of a series of excursions in the agricultural landscape of eastern England, and drawing from archaeology, geomorphology, folklore, local and family history. Mike Pearson, a leading theatre artist and solo-performer, returns to the landscape of his childhood - off the beaten track in Lincolnshire - and uses it as a mnemonic to reflect widely upon performance theory and practice. Rather than focusing on author, period and genre as is conventional in the study of drama, the book takes region as its optic, acknowledging the affective ties between people and place. Offering new approaches to the study of performance, he integrates intensely personal narrative with analytical reflection, juxtaposing anecdote with theoretical insight, dramatic text with interdisciplinary perception. The performances, ranging from folk drama to contemporary site-specific work, are seen in their relationship to their cultural and physical environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Exeter Performance Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.61" W x 9.74" (1.39 lbs) 239 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'In Comes I' explores performance and land, biography and locality, memory and place. The book reflects on performances past and present, taking the form of a series of excursions into the agricultural landscape of eastern England, and drawing from archaeology, geomorphology, folklore, and local and family history. Mike Pearson, a leading theatre artist and solo-performer, returns to the landscape of his childhood - off the beaten track in Lincolnshire - and uses it as a mnemonic to reflect widely upon performance theory and practice. Rather than focusing on author, period and genre as is conventional in the study of drama, the book takes region as its optic, acknowledging the affective ties between people and place. Offering new approaches to the study of performance, he integrates intensely personal narrative with analytical reflection, juxtaposing anecdote with theoretical insight, dramatic text with interdisciplinary perception. The performances, ranging from folk drama to contemporary site-specific work, are seen in the light of their relationship to their cultural and physical environment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pearson, Mike: - Mike Pearson is professor of performance studies and a Leverhulme Research Fellow in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, Wales. |