The spectacle of silence and stillness
Main, Lesley 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4521-3769
(2010)
The spectacle of silence and stillness.
In:
Dance & Spectacle”, The 2010 SDHS conference July 9–11, 2010, University of Surrey, U.K.
Pierce, Ken, ed.
Dance and Spectacle
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Society of Dance History Scholars, pp. 169-176.
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Abstract
This paper explores the interconnecting themes of ‘silence’ and ‘stillness’ as they relate to notions of ‘spectacle’. The discussion will be illustrated with examples from Doris Humphrey’s choreographic works along side contemporary reference points. The paper considers the meaning/s and occurrence of spectacle and will discuss the implications of definitions such as ‘wonderment’, ‘breathtaking’, ‘mesmerising’ and ‘escapist’ in relation to the viewer’s response. A further premise is that the appeal of ‘silence’ and ‘stillness’ is a growing phenomenon in a contemporary society besieged by visual and aural stimulation, and that our notions of what constitutes ‘spectacle’ are shifting accordingly.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Doris Humphrey; Water Study; With My Red Fires; William Blake; silence; stillness; spectacle; Phillip Glass; Satyagraha; Mark Morris; L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato; Samuel Beckett; Deborah Warner; Happy Days |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Media and Performing Arts > Performing Arts |
| Item ID: | 9630 |
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| Depositing User: | Lesley Main |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2012 15:31 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2021 18:55 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/9630 |
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