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The Loss of Small White Clouds: Dementia in Contemporary Performance

The Loss of Small White Clouds: Dementia in Contemporary Performance

Batch, Morgan

Paperback

Series: Routledge Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance

Acting & AuditioningTheater HistoryTechnical Theater

ISBN10: 1032252022
ISBN13: 9781032252025
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 18 2024
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This volume seeks to instigate a discussion about dementia in theatre.

The discussions in this book borrow from the literature on dementia's representation in other artforms, while reflecting on theatre's unique capacity to incorporate multiple artforms in a live context (hypermediacy). The author examines constructions of diegesis and the use of various performance tools, including physical theatre, puppetry, and postdramatic performance. She discusses stage representations of interior experiences of dementia; selfhood in dementia; the demarcation of those with dementia from those without; endings, erasure, and the pursuit of catharsis; placelessness and disruptions of traditional dramatic constructions of time; and ultimately, performances creatively led by people with dementia. The book traces patterns of narrativisation on the stage--including common dramaturgical forms, settings, and character relationships--as well as examples that transcend mainstream representation.

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