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Improvisation

Started by Simon Rose. Last reply by Simon Rose Oct 3, 2017. 6 Replies

I've recently completed this book about the experience of improvisation. I hope it may be of interest.…Continue

CALL FOR PAPERS - Performance Phenomenology

Started by Stuart Grant Jan 25, 2014. 0 Replies

Please distribute this call for papersApologies for cross-postingEdited Collection: The Thing Itself – Performance PhenomenologyStuart Grant (…Continue

Getting Together at the PP Conference

Started by Stuart Grant. Last reply by Jane Carr Mar 27, 2013. 4 Replies

Dear AllIt seems there are a lot of us in the phenomenology group. I am wondering how many of us will be at the conference in April. Do we think it would be fruitful to get together in Surrey and…Continue

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"Further Evidence on the Meaning of Musical Performance" Working Paper

Posted by Phillip Cartwright on January 15, 2020 at 21:28 0 Comments

Karolina Nevoina and I are pleased to announce availability of our working paper, "Further Evidence on the Meaning of Musical Performance". Special thanks to Professor Aaron Williamon and the Royal College of Music, Centre for Performance Science.…

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Division of Labor - Denis Beaubois

Posted by Gabrielle Senza on February 23, 2018 at 0:36 0 Comments

I just came across Denis Beaubois, an Australian multidisciplinary artist whose work, Currency - Division of Labor might be of interest to researchers here.

It is a series of video/performance works that use the division of labor model in capitalism as a structural tool for performance.

From his website:

The Division of labour work explores…

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I've recently completed this book about the experience of improvisation. I hope it may be of interest.

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/L/bo250322...

all the best

Simon

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Terrific -- looking forward to reading it! I write on dance improvisation and I'm interested in the lived experience of improvisation as well -- on which phenomenologists does your book focus?

Best,

Aili

www.artistsmatter.com

Hey Simon, This looks pretty cool. Have you looked at the extensive literature in philosophical aesthetics on musical improvisation? If not, you might want to look up work by Lee Brown, Alessandro Bertinetto, Andrew Kania, Philip Alperson, and Susan Feagin for starters.

Oh, and of course, Aili Bresnahan and others on dance improvisation...

Best,

--Jim

Hello Alli, sorry for such a delayed response - life! - I've attached a review that explains the book's orientation ... wishing you well. Simon

 

Aili Bresnahan, JD, PhD said:

Terrific -- looking forward to reading it! I write on dance improvisation and I'm interested in the lived experience of improvisation as well -- on which phenomenologists does your book focus?

Best,

Aili

www.artistsmatter.com

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James Hamilton said:

Hey Simon, This looks pretty cool. Have you looked at the extensive literature in philosophical aesthetics on musical improvisation? If not, you might want to look up work by Lee Brown, Alessandro Bertinetto, Andrew Kania, Philip Alperson, and Susan Feagin for starters.

Hello James, thank you very much for these suggestions. I've attached a pdf review of the book - it given some idea of my approach. best Simon

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