The journey into theatre-made places offered here is both analytical and creative. It is
comprised of case studies analysing three theatre productions that occurred in Perth
between 2004 and 2006 and two of my own creative works, forming the Prologue and
Conclusion to the thesis. Throughout, I am informed by Edward Caseys philosophy of
place as I work to develop both a poetics and a dramaturgy of place in theatre. I draw
upon of a range of thinkers in order to interrogate the limits of theatrical representation
and to suggest that an active engagement in the process of place-making in theatre
offers a touchstone and paradigm that can release both thought and the body from
totalizing and foreclosing cultural imperatives. This dramaturgical and poetical journey
into place works, I hope, toward creating an open and dynamic field from which to
experience the here and now of being in place in theatre, and in the world.
I argue that the notion of place as embodied meaning frames the body and the mind in
contexts that are personal, emotional, historical, ethical, and political; that to be in place,
to be aware that ones body is a particular place, suggests that the body and mind are
listening to each other. This conscious connection, I believe, offers a radical challenge
to the bifurcation of body and mind that runs as a consistent theme throughout the
history of Western thought. More particularly, I aim to demonstrate that a voyage into
place, in theatre, conveys the body and mind together in ways that allow us to resume
the direction, and regain the depth, of our individual and collective life once again and
know it for the first time (Casey, 1993: 314).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/266247 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | a.campbell@ballarat.edu.au, Angela Louise Campbell |
| Publisher | Murdoch University |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://www.murdoch.edu.au/goto/CopyrightNotice, Copyright Angela Louise Campbell |
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