{"product_id":"a-strange-proximity-9781138907775","title":"A Strange Proximity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat happens in the relationship between audience and performer? What\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003echoices are made in the space of performance about how we attend to\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eothers?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Strange Proximity \u003c\/em\u003eexamines stage presence as key to thinking about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperformance and ethics. It is the first phenomenological account of ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egenerated from, rather than applied to, contemporary theatrical productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ethical possibilities of the stage, argues Jon Foley Sherman, rest not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso much in its objectsthe performers and the show itselfas in the how\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof attending to others.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Strange Proximity\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique perspective on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimplications of attention in performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful meditation on performance, attention, and the ethical claims inherent in both. Foley Sherman, who wears the mantle scholar-performer as well as anyone, is a master at navigating the difficult terrains of performance theory, phenomenology, and the work of philosophers such as Jacques Rancière. His insights into how we attend to others and why this matters to performance are provocative and deeply original. As a study of theater’s elusive \"presence\" and all that comprises it, this book stands with the best work in contemporary performance analysis. As a demonstration of how phenomenology can illuminate theater’s 'strange proximities,' it is unrivaled.\" Stanton B. Garner, Jr., University of Tennessee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jon Foley Sherman's book is not only a must-read for any scholar interested in a rich and provocative approach to the poetics of perception, but also a necessary book for any practitioner in the field of theatre who is willing to question the deepest roots of his or her existence as an artist and as a human being.\" Thomas Prattki, Founder and Director, London International School of Performing Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An illuminating and rigorous exploration of how a phenomenology inspired in equal measure by the writing of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the teaching of Jacques Lecoq might offer a description of the practice of theatre as a paradigmatic mode of social perception. The ethics of attention Foley Sherman elaborates here invites us to enrich our experience of theatre by attending to how it unfolds between us as a source of both trouble and wonder. It is a thoughtful, personal, and original contribution to performance philosophy.\" Nicholas Ridout, Professor of Theatre, Department of Drama, Queen Mary University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. May I Have Your Attention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Mimicry and the Urgency of Differences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. A Unique Phenomenon of Distance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Disorienting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Ground of Ethical Failure\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577854169431,"sku":"9781138907775","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138907775.jpg?v=1746096964","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-strange-proximity-9781138907775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}