On being a body listening: vocal expression beyond words in Ant Hampton and Britt Hatzius’ this is not my voice speaking and nature theater of Oklahoma life and times - episodes 3 & 4
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ABSTRACT
Vocal expression beyond words, such as the excess of speech production found in coughs, rhythm, intonation, humming, offer a mode of being that does not require the endorsement of the world through language, but rather favours the act of dwelling in sonority. I make use of creative and critical writing to evidence how my body listens in the auditorium. I consider Ant Hampton and Britt Hatzius’ This is Not My Voice Speaking (2011) and Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s Life and Times – Episodes 3 & 4 (2012). The decision to discuss these two pieces arises from an interest in how each makes use (albeit differently) of audio-based instructions and sounds outside of linguistic units. I focus on the respective deployment of disrupted rhythms and altered intonation of spoken language to question how performance and performative writing, might reveal and in turn cultivate our attention towards what is beyond the surface of our dialogical exchanges and vocal interactions. I put forward the idea of dwelling in sonority to extend the moment of perceptive encounter and endorse engagement with more elusive aspects of being.
【摘要】语言之外的声音表达,如咳嗽、节奏、语调、哼唱等言语产生的过剩,提供了一种不需要通过语言来认可世界的存在方式,而更倾向于居住在声音中的行为。我利用创造性和批判性的写作来证明我的身体是如何在礼堂里倾听的。我考虑了Ant Hampton和Britt Hatzius的《这不是我的声音》(2011)和俄克拉何马州自然剧院的《生活与时代》(Life and Times)第三集。4(2012)。讨论这两个部分的决定源于对它们如何使用(尽管不同)基于音频的指令和语言单位之外的声音的兴趣。我将重点放在口头语言中中断的节奏和改变的语调的各自部署上,以质疑表演和表演写作如何揭示并反过来培养我们对对话交流和声音互动表面之外的东西的关注。我提出了居住在声音中的想法,以延长感知相遇的时刻,并支持与更难以捉摸的存在方面的接触。