Full Description
Lourdes Orozco considers different representations of animals in performance; suggesting that all animals have the ability to make us question the human, and its relationship to the other. She examines ways in which animals challenge theatre's ability to make meaning, and considers the surrounding ethical, political and social issues.
Contents
Series Editors' Preface
Introduction: A Night in the Theatre
1. Theatre and Performance: the 'Odd Fish' within Animal Studies
2. Animals in Art, Spectacle and Text: A Brief History
3. Animals, Philosophy and Ecology
4. Companion Performers and Bio Art: Humans and Animals Share the Stage
5. Towards an Ethics of Animals in Performance
6. Does the Animal Want to be There?: Agency and Responsibility
7. Risks, Accidents and Economics in Animal Performance
8. Animals and their Representations in Performance
Further Reading
Index.
