Posthuman Perspectives and Postdramatic Theatre: the Theory and Practice of Hybrid Ontology in Katie Mitchell’s The Waves

Contenido principal del artículo

Louise Lepage

Resumen

Drawing connections between the theories of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s postdramatic theatre and N. Katherine Hayles’s presentation of posthuman ontology, where each responds to technologically-conditioned ways of knowing, experiencing, and being, this article interrogates changing models of theatrical forms and subjectivity. It argues that Katie Mitchell’s 2006-2007 National Theatre
production of The Waves constructs a particular kind of posthuman subject who is materially instantiated and formed by emergent processes. This hybrid being replaces the dualistically conceived sovereign subject/hero of the liberal humanist model typical of traditional drama, and articulates a world built of flatter structures of mutuality.

Descargas

Los datos de descargas todavía no están disponibles.

Detalles del artículo

Cómo citar
Lepage, L. (2009). Posthuman Perspectives and Postdramatic Theatre: the Theory and Practice of Hybrid Ontology in Katie Mitchell’s The Waves. Cultura, Lenguaje Y Representación, 6, 137–149. Recuperado a partir de https://www.e-revistes.uji.es/index.php/clr/article/view/47
Sección
ARTÍCULOS / ARTICLES