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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Main Author: Branislav Jakovljević
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Slovenian Theatre Institute (Slovenski gledališki inštitut) 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/amfiteater/article/view/12014
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-960cfbca800a437f98be9a0023c465012025-08-20T03:27:19ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Slovenian Theatre Institute (Slovenski gledališki inštitut)Amfiteater1855-45391855-850X2023-06-0111110.51937/Amfiteater-2023-1/18-5218401Performance WritingBranislav Jakovljević0Department of Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford University 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. https://journals.uni-lj.si/amfiteater/article/view/12014performance writingperformativitytextual productionideologyJean-Luc BaudryRastko Močnik
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Performance Writing
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performance writing
performativity
textual production
ideology
Jean-Luc Baudry
Rastko Močnik
title Performance Writing
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performativity
textual production
ideology
Jean-Luc Baudry
Rastko Močnik
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/amfiteater/article/view/12014
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