The Crisis of Representation, the Performative Turn and Presence: possibilities toward a Performance Philosophy

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Representation Crisis, Theatrum Mundi, Performance, Performative Turn, Performance Philosophy

Abstract

– In this paper, the so-called Crisis of Representation is discussed as a hallmark of Western Theatre and Modernity. The key hypothesis of overcoming such a crisis is investigated through the emergence of a performative turn, in which performance is understood in a broader sense derived from Performance Studies. To address this, the paper builds on authors such as Artaud, Derrida, Heidegger, Gumbrecht and Féral for a general theoretical background, and on the work of authors such as Cull, Street and others for a more specific approach concerning the field of Performance Philosophy. This paper argues that a philosophical turn in Performance Studies has happened through a radicalization of ‘Presence’.

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Author Biography

Luciana da Costa Dias, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto – Minas Gerais

Associate Professor in Aesthetics and Theatre Theory at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and the founder of the CNPq Research Group: APORIA: Studies on Performance and Philosophy. She is a Core Convenor of Performance Philosophy Network and was a Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Performance Philosophy of University of Surrey, UK, for the academic year 2017-2018. She has a split PhD in Philosophy from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany.

Published

2022-09-27

How to Cite

Dias, L. da C. (2022). The Crisis of Representation, the Performative Turn and Presence: possibilities toward a Performance Philosophy. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 10(1), 01–20. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/99143

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Performance Philosophy

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