Encounters in performance philosophy theatre, performativity and the practice of theory

His research areas cover contemporary French philosophy, phenomenology, aesthetics and theories of the image. His publications include, Das durchscheinende Bild. Konturen einer medialen Phänomenologie (Berlin, 2011) and Du sensible à l'oeuvre. Esthétiques de Merleau-Ponty (ed. with Adnen Jdey, Brussels, 2011). Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Performance Philosophy — Staging a New Field....Pages 15-38 Performing the Impossible in Philosophy....Pages 39-62 Front Matter....Pages 63-63 The Problem of the Ground: Martin Heidegger and Site-Specific Performance....Pages 65-86 The Face and the Profile....Pages 87-101 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 ‘Bodies of Knowledge’: Conceptualizing the Art of Acting....Pages 105-120 The Most Mimetic Animal: An Attempt to Deconstruct the Actor’s Body....Pages 121-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 The Theatre of the Virtual: How to Stage Potentialities with Merleau-Ponty....Pages 147-170 Staging Philosophy: Toward a Performance of Immanent Expression....Pages 171-196 The Gymnastics of Thought: Elsa Gindler’s Networks of Knowledge....Pages 197-219 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Connecting Performance and Performativity: Does It Work?....Pages 223-237 Downscaling Lamentation: On Trope and Fratricide....Pages 238-258 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Thinking about Philosophy and Drama Today: Three Proposals....Pages 261-277 After Tragedy....Pages 278-289 Front Matter....Pages 291-291 The Last Human Venue: Closing Time....Pages 293-308 Back Matter....Pages 309-321 Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Series Preface 9 Notes on Contributors 12 Part I: Beginnings 16 Introduction 17 Part II: What Is Performance Philosophy? 27 1 Performance Philosophy – Staging a New Field 28 2 Performing the Impossible in Philosophy 52 Part III: On the Stage 76 3 The Problem of the Ground: Martin Heidegger and Site-Specific Performance 77 4 The Face and the Profile 99 Part IV: On the Actor 114 5 ‘Bodies of Knowledge’: Conceptualizing the Art of Acting 115 6 The Most Mimetic Animal: An Attempt to Deconstruct the Actor’s Body 131 Part V: On the Body in/of Performance Philosophy 155 7 The Theatre of the Virtual: How to Stage Potentialities with Merleau-Ponty 156 8 Staging Philosophy: Toward a Performance of Immanent Expression 180 9 The Gymnastics of Thought: Elsa Gindler’s Networks of Knowledge 206 Part VI: On Performativity and Language 229 10 Connecting Performance and Performativity: Does It Work? 230 11 Downscaling Lamentation: On Trope and Fratricide 245 Part VII: On Tragedy 266 12 Thinking about Philosophy and Drama Today: Three Proposals 267 13 After Tragedy 284 Part VIII: Endings 296 14 The Last Human Venue: Closing Time 297 Index 313 Encounters in Performance Philosophy is a collection of 14 essays by international researchers which demonstrates the vitality of the field of Performance Philosophy. The essays address a wide range of concerns common to performance and philosophy including: the body, language, performativity, mimesis and tragedy.