Singularities - Dance in the age of performance (Paperback)

How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? Andre Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of 'performance' in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five 'singularities' in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity. Exploring the works of Mette Ingvartsen, Yvonne Rainer, Ralph Lemon, Jerome Bel and others, Lepecki uses his concept of 'singularity'-the resistance of categorization and aesthetic identification-to examine the function of dance and performance in political and artistic debate.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Andre Lepecki
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-90771-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > Performance art
LSN:	1-138-90771-5
Barcode:	9781138907713

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