Failed embodiment, silent speech, and ontological intermediality in Edward Bond’s production of The Under Room
In 'The Under Room' an illegal immigrant is represented by a Dummy and Dummy Actor. The article will examine the impact of this performance strategy from the dramatist’s (2012) Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith production, in the light of Shaun May’s (2012) discussion of ‘failed embodiment’, and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2013-01-01
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Series: | Body, Space & Technology Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.bstjournal.com/articles/59 |
Summary: | In 'The Under Room' an illegal immigrant is represented by a Dummy and Dummy Actor. The article will examine the impact of this performance strategy from the dramatist’s (2012) Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith production, in the light of Shaun May’s (2012) discussion of ‘failed embodiment’, and Jens Schröter’s (2011) four models of intermedial discourse. I will propose that the immigrant’s ‘failed’ body demonstrates both ‘transformational’ and ‘ontological’ intermediality. |
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ISSN: | 1470-9120 |