Overview

The term liminal refers to a marginalized space of fertile chaos and creative potential where nothing is fixed or certain. Liminal performance is an emerging genre which has surfaced only in recent times and describes a range of interdisciplinary, highly experimental, performative works in theatre and performance, film and music-performances which can be seen to prioritize the body, the technological and the primordial. Broadhurst argues that traditional and contemporary critical and aesthetic theories are ultimately deficient in interpreting liminal performance. This revolutionary work first surveys traditional aesthetics in the writings of Kant, Nietzsche and Heidegger and juxtaposes them with contemporary aesthetics in the writings of Foucault, Derrida, Baudrillard and Lyotard. A series of case studies follows and, Broadhurst concludes with a summary description of liminal performances as an emerging genre. Works discussed in detail include: Pina Bausch's Tanztheater, the innovative Theatre of Images of Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, the controversial social sculptures of the Viennese Actionists, Peter Greenaway's painterly aesthetics, Derek Jarman's queer politics, digitized sampled music, and neo-gothic sound.

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Author:   Susan Broadhurst
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780304705863

ISBN 10:   0304705861
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 September 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Liminal: A Preliminary View 2. The Problem of Aestheticisation: Kant, Nietzsche and Heidegger Kant Nietzsche Heidegger 3. Contemporary Aesthetics Foucault Derrida Baudrillard Lyotard 4. Liminal Theatre Tanztheater: dancing across margins 'Theatre of images': Einstein on the Beach 'Synthetic fragments': Muller's Hamletmachine 'Social Sculptures': Viennese Actionism 5. Liminal Film 'Painterly' aesthetics: Prospero's Books Liminal politics: the 'queer' aesthetics of Edward II Transgressing borders: Der Himmel Uber Berlin / Wings of Desire Limits of fragmentation: Europa / Zentropa 6. Liminal Music Digital sampling: the techno music scene Digitized performance: the 'acid' rave Destructive aesthetics: neo-gothic sound * Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds * Einsturzende Neubauten 7. Conclusion: Liminal Performance References Index

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Susan Broadhurt is lecturere in Performing Arts at Brunel University in Middlesex.

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