Defining the field
Defining the field is one of the primary objectives of this research program. There are numerous terms already in use when talking about performance that includes real elements and each […]
Tag Archives: reality
Pointing toward the real
I am reading a collection of essays about documentary theatre (mostly in the UK) edited by Alison Forsyth and Chris Megson titled Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present. The […]
Why we like (fake) reality
The attraction to the real that I have observed anecdotally in audiences arises, says David Boyle, because for the last century or so we have lived in an increasingly artificial […]
What Wittgenstein’s Duck/Rabbit has to do with theatrical duality
On the recommendation of my colleague Grahame Renyk, I finally got around to reading “Infiction and Outfiction: The Role of Fiction in Theatrical Performance” by David Z. Saltz. (Full citation […]
Upsurges of the Real: a performance research blog 