Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics

The paper analyzes the concept of collective improvisation and draws out its potentials for social and political theory. Translating the ideas of collective improvisation from their original context in the theatre into the field of political thought, I argue that they offer a new understand...

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Main Author: Vilč Sonja
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade 2017-01-01
Series:Filozofija i Društvo
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2017/0353-57381701032V.pdf
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description The paper analyzes the concept of collective improvisation and draws out its potentials for social and political theory. Translating the ideas of collective improvisation from their original context in the theatre into the field of political thought, I argue that they offer a new understanding of political action by reevaluating the concepts of dissensus (Rancière) and community (Nancy), as well as the ways in which politics as a system needs to produce collectively binding decisions (Luhmann). I conclude that the ideas inherent in the practice of collective improvisation, as it has been developed within the tradition of modern theatre improvisation, subvert our intuitive ways of thinking about politics and thereby offer an alternative model of being and acting together.
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spelling doaj.art-d6257499a81d472bb564efbc8d9b678e2022-12-21T20:18:26ZdeuInstitute for Philosophy and Social Theory, BelgradeFilozofija i Društvo0353-57382334-85772017-01-01281324010.2298/FID1701032V0353-57381701032VActing together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politicsVilč Sonja0Kolektiv Narobov, Ljubljana, SloveniaThe paper analyzes the concept of collective improvisation and draws out its potentials for social and political theory. Translating the ideas of collective improvisation from their original context in the theatre into the field of political thought, I argue that they offer a new understanding of political action by reevaluating the concepts of dissensus (Rancière) and community (Nancy), as well as the ways in which politics as a system needs to produce collectively binding decisions (Luhmann). I conclude that the ideas inherent in the practice of collective improvisation, as it has been developed within the tradition of modern theatre improvisation, subvert our intuitive ways of thinking about politics and thereby offer an alternative model of being and acting together.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2017/0353-57381701032V.pdfcollective improvisationtheatre improvisationactingpolitical philosophypolitical theory
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Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
Filozofija i Društvo
collective improvisation
theatre improvisation
acting
political philosophy
political theory
title Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
title_full Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
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title_full_unstemmed Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
title_short Acting together: The art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
title_sort acting together the art of collective improvisation in theatre and politics
topic collective improvisation
theatre improvisation
acting
political philosophy
political theory
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