Theatre, Opera and Consciousness : History and Current Debates (Consciousness, Literature and the Arts)

Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Daniel

Editions Rodopi B.V.（2013/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 241 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789042036635
• DDC分類 792.019

Full Description

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 and Consciousness discusses selected concerns of theatre history from a consciousness studies perspective, develops a new perspective on ethical implications of theatre practice, reassesses the concept of the guru, and offers a new approach to the actor's cool-down. The book expands the framework from theatre to opera, and presents a new consideration of the spiritual aspects of singing in opera, conducting for opera, and the opera experience for singers and spectators alike.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Consciousness, Literature and the Arts research context, 2000-2012
Subjectivity, spirituality and the Vedanta model of consciousness
Contents and scope
Theatre and Consciousness
1. Consciousness and western theatre history: Theory and examples
2. Consciousness and ethics
3. Consciousness and the concept of Guru
4. Consciousness, warm-up, cool-down
Opera and Consciousness
5. Opera and Spirituality
6. Spiritual Aspects of Operatic Singing
7. Spirituality and operatic conducting
Conclusion and Outlook
Bibliography
Index