Cognitive Ecologies in Theatre History, Training and Performance
Conference Presentation
Authors | Penna, X. and Murphy, M. |
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Type | Conference Presentation |
Abstract | This presentation and performance will explore the development of Edwin Hutchins’ concept of “cognitive ecologies” in theatre and performance and apply it to new areas of inquiry for practitioners, trainers and historians. The framework of cognitive ecologies was first advanced by Hutchins in the cognitive sciences to explain the vast network of relationships that bear on the practice of navigation in seafaring. This has been productively extended into theatre and performance by scholars such as Evelyn B. Tribble, John Sutton, Teemu Paavolainen, and Cohen Ambrose. This panel will present two case studies: the history and practices around the development of the Western “actor-creator“ in the twentieth century and the scenographic action To You <-> To Me, which uses a handmade object, inefficient aesthetics and audience participation to create a collaborative action-dialogue. Through this exploration of performance history and contemporary practice, the presenters will consider how the theoretical framework of cognitive ecology can be further developed to counter tendencies of thinking about performance in history and practice as a singular object, but rather, how it unfolds in a dynamic network of relations and why that matters. |
Keywords | cognitive ecologies; scenography; scenographic contraptions; trust |
Year | 2021 |
Conference | IFTR Galway Theatre Ecologies: Environments, Sustainability and Politics |
Web address (URL) | https://iftr.org/conference/past-conferences/2020s |
Funder | University of Derby |
File | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
File | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
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Deposited | 27 Mar 2024 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q541z/cognitive-ecologies-in-theatre-history-training-and-performance
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