1st Edition

Performing Body, Space, and Place The Cosmocentric Way

By Thomas Riccio Copyright 2027
482 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

482 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Performance of Body, Space, and Place offer a groundbreaking methodology for performance in the Anthropocene, addressing the spiritual and ecological crises of our time through a fusion of Indigenous knowledge and contemporary practice. This book is the culmination of 35 years of international fieldwork with Indigenous communities—including the Yup'ik and Inupiaq peoples of Alaska, the... Read more

Acknowledgements

 

Introduction

 

BODY

Introduction

Circle

Creative Circle

Walking

Our Work

Exploration

Rhythm

Rhythmic Movement

Sticks

Community of Place

Balance

Moving

Explorations

Body and Spaces

Focus and Mindfulness

Play

Interstitials

Psychophysical

Trust

Aggression

Performing

Into Spaces

 

SPACE

Introduction

Narratives

Space Age

Cycles

Language

Pride and Prejudice

Rhythm

Cultures

Sound

Checking In

Balance

Process

Observation

Mimesis

Gifting and Exchange

Exploring

Objects

Character

Sharing

Performance

Expansion

Archetypes

Elemental Archetypes

Masks

Body as Script

Space and Place

 

PLACE

 

Introduction

The Loss of Place

Place Through Performance

Narratives

Warm-Up and Preparation

Place-Making Practices

Creating Performance

Theoretical Frames

Hallucinating

Interviewing

Trance

Character

Rehearsals

Immersion, Ritual, and the Sacred

Ancient Futures

 

Case Studies

 

List of Explorations

 

Works Cited

 

Index

 

 

Biography

Thomas Riccio is an artist-scholar, Professor Emeritus of Visual and Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas and Artistic Director of the Dead White Zombies.