Time-specificity of performance

Nik Wakefield

doi:10.1386/chor.5.2.183_1

Time-specificity of performance

Nik Wakefield

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This article develops a notion of time-specificity of performance. It begins by taking a temporal approach to performance through the philosophy of Henri Bergson. It looks at three artists/collectives: Tehching Hsieh; Every House Has a Door and Janez Janša, Janez Janša and Janez Janša. Their practices play with notions of the present, past and future, and by doing so set new terms for a temporal aesthetics of experience. Time-specificity opens up reconsiderations of pivotal notions within performance such as repetition, documentation and freedom.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-197
Number of pages	15
Journal	Choreographic Practices
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1386/chor.5.2.183_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2014

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