Description: " ... [this book] equips readers with a clear understanding of how research in cognitive neuroscience has illuminated and expanded traditional approaches to thinking about topics such as the performer, the spectator, space and time, culture, and the text."--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Nicola Shaughnessy is Professor of Performance at the University of Kent. She is Director of the Research Centre for Cognition, Kinesthetics and Performance and is leading the AHRC funded project 'Imagining Autism.'
She is the author of Applying Performance (2012), Gertrude Stein (2007) and co-editor of Margaret Woffington (2008).
Review Quotes: "Practical exercises throughout the book ... highlight intersections between the body and its environment and present an array of sensory investigations and means to develop a fuller consciousness of inner and outer spaces." --Drama Research