Re-Performance, Mourning and Death: Specters of the Past (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030847760)

This book examines the recent trend for re-performance and how this impacts on the relationship between live performance and death. Focusing specifically on examples of performance art the text analyses the relationship between performance, re-performance and death, comparing the process of re-performance to the process of mourning and arguing that both of these are processes of adaptation and survival. Using a variety of case studies, including performances by Ron Athey, Julie Tolentino, Martin O'Brien, Sheree Rose, Jo Spence and Hannah Wilke, the book explores performances which can be considered acts of re-performance, as well as performances which examine some of the critical concerns of re-performance, including notions of illness, loss and death. By drawing upon both philosophical and performance studies discourses the text takes a novel approach to the relationship between re-performance, mourning and death.

Author: Sarah Julius
ISBN-10: 3030847764
ISBN-13: 9783030847760
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 203
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.46d