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Diving Into the Wild: Ecologies of Performance in Devon and Cornwall
Sarco-Thomas, Malaika
Sarco-Thomas, Malaika
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2015-03-31
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This chapter explores different examples of site-based dance performance in Devon and Cornwall, analysing them for the different ways they invite audiences and performers to engage with nature. The essay maps a continuum for engaging with the outdoors via a table that categorises different sited dance activities and performances from 2001-2014, drawing on findings of reports which identify the health benefits of engaging with green spaces. Works are analysed for their ways of encouraging viewing nature, incidental involvement, and purposeful, somatic involvement with the outdoors. The chapter argues that such performance initiatives offer conceptual and social frameworks for outdoor experiences that provide individuals with health-giving benefits whilst simultaneously proposing ways to think differently about our relationships to wild places.
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Sarco-Thomas, M. (2015). Diving Into the Wild: Ecologies of Performance in Devon and Cornwall. In Hunter, V. (Ed.), Moving Sites: Investigating Site-Specific Dance Performance (pp. 342-84). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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9780415710176