Performance in Practice: Materiality of the Meeting
Performans w praktyce: materialność spotkania

Summary/Abstract: Michał Kobiałka analyses the impact of diverse propositions relating to the comprehension of consciousness and self-consciousness on the transformation of theatre and performance studies. His text is an attempt to explore the concept of the materiality of the meeting (which is directly derived from Walter Benjamin's investigations) and reflections on historical materialism as well as the influence of historical conditions on the human sense of perception. The author argues that works by Beckett and Kantor investigating the reflexive nature of reality can be interpreted through the prism of Benjamin and Adorno's theories. He also alludes to projects seeking out different strategies for investigating materiality, including the contemporary activities of Tehari and Raad.

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