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Performing Body, Space, and Place: The Cosmocentric Way

Performing Body, Space, and Place: The Cosmocentric Way

Riccio, Thomas

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies

Environmental StudiesTheater History

ISBN10: 1041168012
ISBN13: 9781041168010
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.78
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The Performance of Body, Space, and Place offer a groundbreaking methodology for performance in the Anthropocene, addressing the spiritual and ecological crises of our time through a fusion of Indigenous knowledge and contemporary practice.

This book is the culmination of 35 years of international fieldwork with Indigenous communities--including the Yup'ik and Inupiaq peoples of Alaska, the !Xuu and Khwe Bushmen of the Kalahari, the Sakha of Siberia, and the Miao of China--alongside experimental productions with Dead White Zombies in Dallas. It unfolds in three interconnected stages: Body, which emphasizes sensory presence and reconnection with the more-than-human world; Space, which critiques anthropocentric narratives and contrasts them with cosmocentric perspectives that honor the sovereignty of all beings; and Place, which explores performance as a tool for transforming modern placelessness into lived integration. Through practical exercises, theoretical insights, case studies, and field observations, the book equips practitioners to craft performances that transcend human-centered narratives and foster participatory engagement with the living world.

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