1st Edition
Aesthetic Collectives On the Nature of Collectivity in Cultural Performance
Acknowledgements
Introduction — The Aesthetic Collective
PART ONE
Precis
Chapter One: Proximity and Pragnanz — Space, Order, Touch
Insides/Outsides, Proxemics and Containment
Aesthetic Fields, Collective Domains
Proximity and Prägnanz
The Discharge
Touch — Known, Unknown; Security, Threat
Communitas and Affect Transmission
Chapter Two: Similarity — Authority and Agency
VB16, VB35, VB45, VB46, VB48
Manipulating Agency and Authority
Directions/Instructions — Explicit and Implied
Chapter Three: Common Fate — Objective, Agency & Essence
Choreography and Rhythm
Dialogue
Rôle/Character
Agentic States
PART TWO
Precis
Chapter Four: Character and Contagion
Character as Roles and Dramatis Personae
Essence and Essentialisation
Characterisation, Characterising, Mood
Contagion
Chapter Five: Mood, Affect, Feeling, Emotion
Mood-Making
Affective Dimensions
Mood Setting/Contagion
Chapter Six — Encountering Atmospheres
The Encounter
Immersion
Foam Structures — Atmospheres
Conditioning
Climate and Human Weather
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index
Biography
Dr. Andrew Wiskowski is a lecturer and artist in performance, having recently been in the faculty of Creative and Digital Industries at Lambeth College, London Southbank University.
