A Strange Proximity by Jon Foley Sherman - 9781138907768

Taylor & Francis

A Strange ProximityStage Presence, Failure, and the Ethics of Attention\nAuthor(s): Jon Foley Sherman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138907768, 978-1138907768\nSynopsis\nWhat happens in the relationship between audience and performer? What\n\nchoices are made in the space of performance about how we attend to\n\nothers?\n\nA Strange Proximity examines stage presence as key to thinking about\n\nperformance and ethics. It is the first phenomenological account of ethics\n\ngenerated from, rather than applied to, contemporary theatrical productions.\n\nThe ethical possibilities of the stage, argues Jon Foley Sherman, rest not\n\nso much in its objectsthe performers and the show itselfas in the how\n\nof attending to others. A Strange Proximity is a unique perspective on the\n\nimplications of attention in performance.