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The Somatic Form of Spectatorship

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary site-specific (environmental) theatre spaces not only determine the nature of performances, but also have a powerful impact on spectatorship. These spaces are not as representational as in traditional practice. The performance is not presented as a mere object of aesthetic contemplation, but rather through the involvement of the spectator in the space, with direct emotional effects. This “displacement”, which means the shift of performance from the traditional (perspective stage) space to a concrete, artistically neutral context, has visible consequences in terms of the use of space, the visuals, and, not least, the reception. The defining discourse of the present research tries to shed light on the somatic forms of the spectator’s (aesthetic) experience, since not only the actor’s body, but also the spectator’s bodily experience is interpreted differently in different paradigms. The paper argues that the viewer’s somatic experience is tightly related to spatiality, and therefore it seems essential to explore the problems associated with spatiality. I would like to point out the essential shift in how non-traditional, site-specific theatrical spaces can change the somatic experience and perception of the spectator, and how these spaces have a concrete impact on the spectator and on reception.

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