24-5-94
I'm new to the network so I apologise if I bring up something that's been
discussed before.
My own interest in D&G stems from trying to use them in talking about
performance processes--particularly in improvised performance. I find the
discussions of D&G and Buddhism interesting--someone mentioned yoga and
martial arts, and I am reminded of the similarities between the
experience of these practices and those of performance (particularly dance).
In Logic of Sense Deleuze refers to--
the present without thickness, the present of the actor, dancer, or
mime--the pure perverse "moment". . . the present of the pure
operation, not of the incorporation (168).
It seems to me that this moment bears some relationship to the 'moments' of
yoga or martial arts. Zeami had something to say about this in relation to
performance. I'd appreciate any attempts to relate these 'perverse' moments
to the overall Deleuzoguattarian project, and pointers to any other texts
(Buddhist or otherwise) that explicate these moments.
Additionally, does anybody know of writings by D or G explicitly on
performance (I've seen something of G's that deals with the failure of post
modern performance), or of anybody who's explicitly using their theories to
understand performance (apart from Susan Melrose)?
cheers,
MM.
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I'm new to the network so I apologise if I bring up something that's been
discussed before.
My own interest in D&G stems from trying to use them in talking about
performance processes--particularly in improvised performance. I find the
discussions of D&G and Buddhism interesting--someone mentioned yoga and
martial arts, and I am reminded of the similarities between the
experience of these practices and those of performance (particularly dance).
In Logic of Sense Deleuze refers to--
the present without thickness, the present of the actor, dancer, or
mime--the pure perverse "moment". . . the present of the pure
operation, not of the incorporation (168).
It seems to me that this moment bears some relationship to the 'moments' of
yoga or martial arts. Zeami had something to say about this in relation to
performance. I'd appreciate any attempts to relate these 'perverse' moments
to the overall Deleuzoguattarian project, and pointers to any other texts
(Buddhist or otherwise) that explicate these moments.
Additionally, does anybody know of writings by D or G explicitly on
performance (I've seen something of G's that deals with the failure of post
modern performance), or of anybody who's explicitly using their theories to
understand performance (apart from Susan Melrose)?
cheers,
MM.
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