{"product_id":"performance-in-an-age-of-precarity-9781350190641","title":"Performance in an Age of Precarity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times.\u003cb\u003e Vicky Featherstone\u003c\/b\u003eAn anthology of critical essays that draw on a decade of the authors thinking, writing about and working within contemporary performance as critics, producers, dramaturgs, makers, archivists and more.Together, the 40 essays sketch a map of the contemporary performance landscape from avant-garde dance to live art to independent theatre, tracing the contours of its themes, aims, desires and relationship to the wider worlds of mainstream theatre, art and politics. Each essay focuses on a particular artist and these include Bryony Kimmings, Dickie Beau, Forced Entertainment, Scottee, Selina Thompson, Tania El Khoury and Uninvit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy Field and Maddy Costa have built a theatre of words inhabited by a fascinating cast of performers. Beyond their evocative descriptions of spectatorship and participation, \u003ci\u003ePerformance in an Age of Precarity\u003c\/i\u003e also shares compelling accounts of friendship, landscapes of memory and expressions of political urgency. These warm and generous portraits are an important record of observation and affect, placing the artist (as independent maker) center stage. * Robin Deacon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times. * Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre, London *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. Reckoning with History\u003c\/b\u003e Rachael Young Dickie Beau Tania El Khoury Breach Theatre Uninvited Guests \u003cb\u003e2. In Search of New Languages\u003c\/b\u003e Verity Standen Nigel Barrett \u0026amp; Louise Mari Ellie Dubois Alexandrina Hemsley \u0026amp; Jamila Johnson-Small \u003cb\u003e3. The Company You Keep\u003c\/b\u003e Deer Park Made In China Bertrand Lesca \u0026amp; Nasi Voutsas Neil Callaghan \u0026amp; Simone Kenyon Action Hero \u003cb\u003e4. Fractures and How to Mend Them\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Canham Sue MacLaine Amy Sharrocks Rachel Mars Selina Thompson \u003cb\u003e5. Close Encounters\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Conway Sheila Ghelani Brian Lobel Ria Hartley Stephanie Albert \u003cb\u003e6. Acts of Resistance\u003c\/b\u003e Nic Green Scottee Leo Skilbeck \u0026amp; Milk Presents Christopher Brett Bailey Adrian Howells \u003cb\u003e7. Other Lives Are Possible\u003c\/b\u003e Hunt \u0026amp; Darton Rajni Shah Bryony Kimmings Emma Frankland Figs in Wigs \u003cb\u003e8. Ways of Remembering\u003c\/b\u003e Jemima Yong Deborah Pearson Greg Wohead Forced Entertainment Tim Crouch \u0026amp; Andy Smith","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738602975575,"sku":"9781350190641","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350190641.jpg?v=1720049619","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performance-in-an-age-of-precarity-9781350190641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}