“richard gough”

The question of illusion and reality--the relation of lived experience and representation to the arts and to broader philosophical considerations--continues to be a central issue in contemporary performance. "On Illusion" will address this question in relation to a variety of topics. Contents: 5 Mic... More

Inspired by the September 1996 conference POINTS OF CONTACT: PERFORMANCE, TOURISM AND IDENTITY at the Centre for Performance Research, this issue explores the relationships between tourism and performance. Topics include: the tourist as spectator; the tourist site as theater; identity explorations i... More

This issue explores risk taken and encountered in a variety of disciplines. The primary focus here is on the perception of risk: its relationship to the artist's work in performance, and the physical, cultural and political contexts in which the work takes place. Contributors: Lynn MacRitchie, Chri... More

Addressing such topics as the use and abuse of "American" images and the image of the United States itself, as a place, a product or an idea, this issue of "Performance Research" assesses the implications of America and its powerful impact on contemporary European culture. As it deconstructs America... More

In this issue artists and performance scholars from the USA, France, Australia, and the UK explore the ways in which geographical, cultural and artistic identities are created and sustained within different places. Contents include: "My Balls/Your Chin" (a short article on Artaud); Re-Languaging the... More

This issue of i Performance Research /i examines a range of performative practices from both the historical and contemporary repertoire. Exploring systematic connections between ritual and theatre, i On Ritual /i presents the work of contemporary artists and scholars on the role and meaning of ritua... More

This issue looks at food in performance and food as performance art; the performative in cookery and its staging in the kitchen and at the table. The articles give testament to the theatricality of food and speculate on food as a model for theatre; multi-sensory, processual and communal. Among the a... More

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