How can the solo female performer be rendered present through absence?

Finer, Ella Jean (2009) How can the solo female performer be rendered present through absence? MPhil(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.

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Abstract

Through both practical and textual research, this thesis explores whether it is possible to be both present and a presence in performance time and space through absence. Within it, I offer a discussion of the concepts of presence and absence, and what they mean in a theatre/performance context, before questioning how present the female physical body can be to an audience, when seen or perceived through a screen, as a shadow form.

Item Type: Thesis (MPhil(R))
Qualification Level: Masters
Keywords: Performance, Women, Presence, Absence, Photography, Shadows, Solo female Theatre-makers
Subjects: N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies
Supervisor's Name: Heddon, Dr. Dee and Donald, Ms. Minty
Date of Award: 2009
Depositing User: Miss Ella Jean Finer
Unique ID: glathesis:2009-542
Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2009
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2012 13:19
URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/542

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