Theatre, opera and consciousness : history and current debates / / Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe.

The study of consciousness has developed considerably over the past ten years, with an emphasis on seeking to explain subjective experience. Our understanding of key questions relating to the performing arts, in theory and practice, benefits from the insights of consciousness studies. Theatre, Opera...

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Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Consciousness, Literature and the Arts 33.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Consciousness and Western Theatre History: Theory and Examples
  • Consciousness and Ethics
  • Consciousness and the concept of Guru in South Asian spiritual and artistic traditions: contemporary relevance and future potential.
  • Consciousness, warm-up, cool-down and the actor as observer
  • Opera and Spirituality
  • Spiritual Aspects of Operatic Singing: Klaus Florian Vogt
  • Spirituality and Operatic Conducting
  • Conclusion and Outlook
  • Bibliography
  • Index.