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Theatre as an art of emergence and individuation

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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:05 authored by Sally Jane Norman
Theatre can be broadly construed as a cultural system for collectively modelling and experiencing life, and thus as manifesting the dynamics inherent to all evolving cultural systems. Such is the de?nition underpinning the current paper, written from a theatre scholar’s perspective, and employing as a backdrop Gilbert Simondon’s proposal that individuation constitutes a kind of theatre. Notions of ‘‘existential pluralism’’ (Etienne Souriau) and ‘‘agential intra-actions’’ (Karen Barad) are used in attempts to identify theatre as a catalyst for the renewal of cultural experience vital for sustaining projective powers of the collective imagination. Theatre architectures ranging from the physically sited to the digitally networked involve unique socio-technical craftsmanship and hodological or wayfaring skills, to allow the emergence of interhuman relations Simondon describes as ‘‘transindividual’’.

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Architectural Theory Review

ISSN

1326-4826

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

17

Page range

117-133

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  • Media and Film Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-07-09

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-11-20

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