What does it mean to "fail" in performance? How might staging
failure reveal theatre's potential to expand our understanding of
social, political and everyday reality? What can we learn from
performances that expose and then celebrate their ability to
fail?
In Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure, Sara Jane
Bailes begins with Samuel Beckett and considers failure in
performance as a hopeful strategy. She examines the work of
internationally acclaimed UK and US experimental theatre companies
Forced Entertainment, Goat Island and Elevator Repair Service,
addressing accepted narratives about artistic and cultural value in
contemporary theatre-making. Her discussion draws on examples where
misfire, the accidental and the intentionally amateur challenge our
perception of skill and virtuosity in such diverse modes of
performance as slapstick and punk.
Detailed rehearsal and performance analysis are used to engage
theory and contextualise practice, extending the dialogue between
theatre arts, live art and postmodern dance. The result is a
critical account of performance theatre that offers essential
reading for practitioners, scholars and students of Performance,
Theatre and Dance Studies.
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