Paleoperformance - The Emergence of Theatricality As Social Practice

In the Upper Paleolithic period, over 30,000 years ago, archaeological and art historical evidence reveals the very beginnings of dramatic performance as social practice and even the institutionalization of theatricality. "Paleoperformance" is a pioneering work which examines the emergence of theatricality at the birth of human societies.

List of contents

Introduction1. The Upper Paleolithic Society2. Humanizing Space3. Archaeological Evidence4. Contextualizing Theatricality5. Textualizing Theatricality6. Recontextualizing Theatricality7. Conclusion

About the author

Yann-Pierre Montelle is an anthropologist and behavioral archaeologist.

Product details

• Authors: Yann-pierre Montelle
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9781905422807
• ISBN: 978-1-905422-80-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Enactments; Enactments
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries