Heile, B. (2016) Towards a theory of experimental music theatre: 'showing doing', 'non-matrixed performance' and 'metaxis'. In: Kaduri, Y. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Western Art. Series: The Oxford Handbooks series. Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 335-355. ISBN 9780199841547 (doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199841547.013.001)
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Abstract
Although recent years have seen the emergence of sustained research on experimental music theater, most of this is of a largely descriptive nature. To address the shortcomings of such approaches, this essay outlines a theory of experimental music theater based on a clear definition and a number of constitutive features. A number of theoretical terms from the fields of performance theory and theater practice are introduced, namely “showing doing” (Richard Schechner), “non-matrixed performance” and “non-matrixed representation” (Michael Kirby), and “metaxis” (Augusto Boal). The analytical effectiveness of this theoretical framework is demonstrated by discussion of case studies drawn both from the “classics” of experimental music theater (John Cage, Mauricio Kagel) and from recent work (Christopher Fox, David Bithell, Trond Reinholdtsen).
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
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| Keywords: | experimental music theater, showing doing, non-matrixed performance, non-matrixed representation, metaxis, John Cage, Mauricio Kagel, Christopher Fox, David Bithell, Trond Reinholdtsen. |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Heile, Professor Bjorn |
| Authors: | Heile, B. |
| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780199841547 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Oxford University Press |
| First Published: | First published in The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Western Art: 335-355 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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