Performance Writing
While the emergence of new forms of performance writing in the 1960s and 1970s did not eliminate traditional forms of drama, they radically transformed the role of textuality in the theatre. This article argues that when liberated from the rules of dramatic writing and even syntax and grammar, perf...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Slovenian Theatre Institute (Slovenski gledališki inštitut)
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Amfiteater |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/amfiteater/article/view/12014 |
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| Summary: | While the emergence of new forms of performance writing in the 1960s and 1970s did not eliminate traditional forms of drama, they radically transformed the role of textuality in the theatre. This article argues that when liberated from the rules of dramatic writing and even syntax and grammar, performance writing brings an illocationary logic into textual production. The article concludes with a preliminary consideration of differences between experimental writing strategies and the latest text-generating AI.
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| ISSN: | 1855-4539 1855-850X |