Collaborative Embodied Performance: Ecologies of Skill

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Kath Bicknell (Macquarie University, Australia) Professor John Sutton (Macquarie University, Australia)

Collaborative Embodied Performance

Ecologies of Skill

Kath Bicknell (Macquarie University, Australia), Professor John Sutton (Macquarie University, Australia), Professor John Lutterbie (Stony Brook University, USA) , Prof Nicola Shaughnessy (University of Kent, UK)

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Methuen Drama
24 February 2022

Theatre Studies; Dance & Performing arts; Sports training & coaching

Series: Performance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues

This book is about joint intelligence in action. It brings together scholarship in performance studies, cognitive science, sociology, literature, anthropology, psychology, architecture, philosophy and sport science to ask how tightly knit collaboration works. Contributors apply innovative methodologies to detailed case studies of martial arts, social interaction, freediving, site-specific artworks, Body Weather, human-AI music composition, Front-of-House at Shakespeare’s Globe, acrobatics and failing at handstands. In each investigation, performance and theory are mutually revealing, informative and captivating.

Short chapters fall into thematic clusters exploring complex ecologies of skill, collaborative learning and the microstructure of embodied coordination, followed by commentaries from leading scholars in performance studies and cognitive science. Each contribution highlights unique features of the performance ecology, equipping performance makers, students and researchers with the theoretical, methodological and practical inspiration to delve deeper into their own embodied practices and critical thinking.

Edited by: Kath Bicknell (Macquarie University Australia), Professor John Sutton (Macquarie University, Australia)
Series edited by: Professor John Lutterbie (Stony Brook University USA), Prof Nicola Shaughnessy (University of Kent, UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9781350197695
ISBN 10: 1350197696
Series: Performance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 24 February 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kath Bicknell is a Research Fellow in the Discipline of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Australia. John Sutton is Emeritus Professor in Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Macquarie University, Australia.

Reviews for Collaborative Embodied Performance: Ecologies of Skill

In dancing the tango, watching a live performance, or constructing a site-specific art installation, individuals synergistically and seamlessly engage in complex collaborative actions. How can mind, body and environment mesh to achieve shared goals? Bicknell and Sutton’s superb anthology is essential reading for anyone interested in better understanding thought in action in group endeavours. * Barbara Montero, City University of New York, USA * By tracing how mindful expert performance can be shaped by ecological, social interpersonal, technological, and cultural factors, the essays collected in this book provide wonderfully in-depth accounts of skilled action in a diverse array of contexts and practices, from theatrical arts to martial arts. We find here important analyses of learning and skill acquisition, but also insights into live professional performance and training. * Shaun Gallagher, University of Memphis, USA *