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Life After Extinction
Artist/Author: Lara Stevens | Reference: A0842 | Type: Article

On the participatory performances of Robyne Latham.

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Degreecoordinates, Shared traits of the Hominini
Artist/Author: Marcus Coates and Volker Sommer | Reference: P3607 | ISBN: 978-1-9996088-0-4 | Type: Publication

A catalogue of questions about traits of our behaviour and anatomy, The same answers are possible for all members of Hominini – a tribe of apes including humans, bonobos and chimpanzees.

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The Town is the Venue
Artist/Author: Deveron Projects | Reference: P3552 | Type: Publication

Describes the framework in which Deveron Projects works and contributes to the social wellbeing of Huntly.

activism Artocracy community culture employment engagement labour migration participation performance poetry rural Scotland socially engaged visual art walking

Meeting Ethical and Reputational Challenges - Guidance
Editor: What Next? / Vicky Long | Reference: A0826 | Type: Article

Intended to help cultural organisations and their governing bodies meet ethical and reputational challenges with a greater sense of confidence, this report stems from a What Next? discussion about the difficult situations organisations can find themselves in when an action sparks controversy, for example, the presentation of a divisive piece of work, or a contentious sponsorship deal.

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Memories of the Revolution: The First Ten Years of the WOW Café Theater
Editor: Holly Hughes, Carmelita Tropicana, Jill Dolan | Reference: P3542 | ISBN: 978-0472068630 | Type: Publication

Collects scripts, interviews, and commentary to trace the riotous first decade of WOW. 

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Applying Performance: Live Art, Socially Engaged Theatre and Affective Practice
Artist/Author: Nicola Shaughnessy | Reference: P3535 | ISBN: 978-1349317059 | Type: Publication

Draws upon cognitive and affect theory to examine applications of contemporary performance practices in educational, social and community contexts. The writing is situated in the spaces between making and performance, exploring the processes of creating work defined variously as collaborative, participatory and socially engaged.

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The Avant-garde: Race, Religion, War
Artist/Author: Mike Sell | Reference: P3500 | ISBN: 978-1906497996 | Type: Publication

How have avant-gardes been shaped by racism and contributed to racist power and imperialism? How have the claims made by avant-garde political and artistic groups to liberate humanity been indebted to religious intolerance? And how has the vanguard commitment to radical cultural action contributed to war, terror, and destruction? 

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Avant-Garde Performance and Material Exchange: Vectors of the Radical
Editor: Mike Sell | Reference: P3499 | ISBN: 978-0230241343 | Type: Publication

Assembling a remarkable group of scholars, these essays explore how the circulation and exchange of “vectors of the radical” shape the avant-garde.

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From Acting to Performance: Essays in Modernism
Artist/Author: Philip Auslander | Reference: P3503 | ISBN: 978-0415157870 | Type: Publication

Surveys the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s.

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Acting Out: Feminist Performances
Editor: Lynda Hart, Peggy Phelan | Reference: P3492 | ISBN: 978-0472064793 | Type: Publication

The first book-length introduction to and critical analysis of contemporary feminist performance, from Madonna to Karen Finley to Cherrie Moraga.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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