Taking the side of matter in the performing arts: historical, aesthetic and epistemological perspectives

Abstract

This eighth issue of Agon considers the performing arts in terms of matter, no longer only from the point of view of what it signifies (shows, represents, evokes, symbolizes), but also what it does, its impact on performers and/or others who are in contact with it; on the environments where it is deployed and manipulated, and on the history, aesthetics and epistemology of the performing arts. Theater materials When we talk about “performing” arts, we generally focus on human participation and...