Performing Animality

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51427/cet.sdc.2023.0014

Keywords:

Performance, Co-presence, Non-humans, Animals, Real

Abstract

Considering performances with animals such as Going to the Dogs (Wim T. Schippers, 1986), Octavio and I (Linda Molenaar, 2010), Performances for Pets (Juurak/ Bailey 2014) and A Performance With an Ocean View (for a Dog) (Kokkonnen, 2008), I argue that these works illustrate three emergent effects of performing with animals: challenging a binary and exclusionary view of co-presence in performance; determining a modification of the performer’s interaction with a non- human animal audience; reversing the humanization of the animal, by rehearsing an animalization of human agency.

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Published

2023-12-28

How to Cite

Manuel, P. (2023). Performing Animality. Sinais De Cena, 3(2), 318–333. https://doi.org/10.51427/cet.sdc.2023.0014

Issue

3rd Series, nr. 2 (2023)

Section

Essays (Applied studies)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Pedro Manuel

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