The Ecology of the Performance Art Process

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"In The Ecology of the Performance Art Process, Dr Angela Viora presents a sophisticated and timely proposition creating innovative ways to engage with performance art and its impact in the world over time. Viora engineers an artistic context - Ecosystem where artistic process exists on a framework of constant evolution, encouraging reflection on process over product, and importantly, where in the artist scholar can observe performance process:'immanency', which occur together ('togetherness') and in doing so encourages unpredictably and alternatively ('alternation'). By addressing the nature of Performance Art, Viora asks a series of questions resulting in an accessible structure for the reader to identify and understand the ways in which performance art, as a practice happening in the place-world, generates new meaning for process, embodiment and performance. This book is particularly relevant to scholars, students and artists."

-Dr Sarah Black-Frizell, Senior Lecturer in Dance, Liverpool Hope University (UK)

"Angela Viora has left no stone unturned utilizing, bridging and unifying experiential and theoretical research that has created a unique contribution to the field of performance art. With rigorous analysis, through both performance art practice and applied philosophic thinking, she explores the energetic exchange in performance, emphasizing the relationship between performer, audience, and spatial-temporal dynamics. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the body, Viora introduces the concept of performance ecology, a term that captures the interconnectedness of space, site, time, and performance action as a process.Her practice-led research presents a nuanced methodology, enabling layered analyses of performance that incorporate relational dynamics rather than centring solely on its effects. Viora's findings are original and offer new tools for performance art practice and critical analysis. The work transcends disciplinary boundaries, providing valuable insights applicable to the broader domain of performance art. This research is a substantial and excellent addition to the field."

-Dr Jill Orr, Performance Artist & Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Federation University (AUS)

"Risk as the practice of thought. Smash the exoskeleton of performance art studies."

-Mike Parr, Performance Artist (AUS)