Collaborative Embodied Performance: Ecologies of Skill

Hardback

Main Details

Title Collaborative Embodied Performance: Ecologies of Skill
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kath Bicknell
Edited by Professor John Sutton
Series edited by Professor John Lutterbie
Series edited by Prof Nicola Shaughnessy
SeriesPerformance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreDrama
Dance and other performing arts
Sports training and coaching
ISBN/Barcode 9781350197695
ClassificationsDewey:791.01
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 10 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 24 February 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book is about joint intelligence in action. It brings together scholarship in performance studies, cognitive science, sociology, literature, anthropology, psychology, architecture, philosophy and sport science to ask how tightly knit collaboration works. Contributors apply innovative methodologies to detailed case studies of martial arts, social interaction, freediving, site-specific artworks, Body Weather, human-AI music composition, Front-of-House at Shakespeare's Globe, acrobatics and failing at handstands. In each investigation, performance and theory are mutually revealing, informative and captivating. Short chapters fall into thematic clusters exploring complex ecologies of skill, collaborative learning and the microstructure of embodied coordination, followed by commentaries from leading scholars in performance studies and cognitive science. Each contribution highlights unique features of the performance ecology, equipping performance makers, students and researchers with the theoretical, methodological and practical inspiration to delve deeper into their own embodied practices and critical thinking.

Author Biography

Kath Bicknell is a Research Fellow in the Discipline of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Australia. John Sutton is Emeritus Professor in Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Macquarie University, Australia.

Reviews

In dancing the tango, watching a live performance, or constructing a site-specific art installation, individuals synergistically and seamlessly engage in complex collaborative actions. How can mind, body and environment mesh to achieve shared goals? Bicknell and Sutton's superb anthology is essential reading for anyone interested in better understanding thought in action in group endeavours. * Barbara Montero, City University of New York, USA * By tracing how mindful expert performance can be shaped by ecological, social interpersonal, technological, and cultural factors, the essays collected in this book provide wonderfully in-depth accounts of skilled action in a diverse array of contexts and practices, from theatrical arts to martial arts. We find here important analyses of learning and skill acquisition, but also insights into live professional performance and training. * Shaun Gallagher, University of Memphis, USA *