{"title":"Aleksandar Sasha Dundjerovic","description":"\u003cp\u003eAleksandar Sasha Dundjerovic explores the intricate relationship between space, performance, and cultural experience, offering insightful perspectives on how environments shape expressive practices. His work is ideal for readers interested in the intersection of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e and the dynamics of place-making through performative acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful approach to the production of space, Dundjerovic’s writing invites reflection on the ways in which artistic performances both influence and are influenced by their surroundings, making his books essential for students and enthusiasts of contemporary performance theory and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"placeness-and-the-performative-production-of-space-by-maria-jose-martinez-sanchez-9781350349858","title":"Placeness and the Performative Production of Space","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can performance create and transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creation of community? These are some of the questions addressed in this study of the relationship of performance to urban space.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarrying theory with a series of international case studies of performance practice and interviews with practitioners, this interdisciplinary study examines how space is performatively produced to create a sense of \u003cem\u003eplaceness\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering multiple perspectives on space and place, this book investigates the connections between space and the construction of social and cultural narratives. It focuses on the multiple ways performative actions produce space, including theatre, installations, site-specific work, visual arts, and digital performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary performance, architecture, and digital media studies, \u003cem\u003ePlaceness and the Performative Production of Space\u003c\/em\u003e builds on a clear theoretical framework that draws on the work of Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Henri Lefevre, Richard Schechner, Hans-Thies Lehmann, Lev Manovich, and Slavoj Žižek. It offers themed sections comprising theory, studies of practice, and interviews with practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCase studies include site-specific work by Catalan collective La Fura Dels Baus, Barcelona, Spain, the Prague Quadrennial, community engagement in Praça Roosevelt in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Portland Inn Project in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, Campo de la Cebada in Madrid, Spain, and digital spaces created by artists in India and Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934185898220,"sku":"9781350349858","price":133.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/29c17d8d7c297ccdb46f66bee650c703.jpg?v=1783909615"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/aleksandar-sasha-dundjerovic.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}