An introduction to theatre, performance and the cognitive sciences /
"This is the first textbook designed for students, practitioners, and scholars of the performing arts who are curious about the power of the cognitive sciences to throw light on the processes of performance, It equips readers with a clear understanding of how research in cognitive neuroscience...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK ; New York, NY :
Methuen Drama,
2020.
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| Series: | Performance and science.
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| Summary: | "This is the first textbook designed for students, practitioners, and scholars of the performing arts who are curious about the power of the cognitive sciences to throw light on the processes of performance, It equips readers with a clear understanding of how research in cognitive neuroscience has illuminated and expanded traditional approaches to thinking about topics such as the performer, the spectator, space and time, cultur, and the text. Each chapter considers three layers of performance: conventional forms of theatre, performance art, and everyday life, offering an expansive vision of the impact of the cognitive sciences on performance in the widest sense"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474256810 1474256813 9781474257046 1474257046 |