Creating feminine/ist theatre: Ecriture feminine as a framework for directors

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Title Creating feminine/ist theatre: Ecriture feminine as a framework for directors
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Abstract/Description This article argues that when actors and directors use an 'affect-first' approach to performance, they are able to build an alternative semiotic that allows distinctly feminine/ist meaning to be created in the rehearsal room and shared in performance. This feminine/ist strategy for meaning- creation requires makers to feel first and think second, thus problematising the patriarchal Cartesian hierarchies of mind/body, and opening a space for affect and the body to be centralised in the creation of on-stage meaning. Using Fraught Outfit's 2012-13 production of 'Persona' as a case study, I contend that working at the intersections of feminist theatre theory, affect theory and 'ecriture feminine' allows feminine/ist theatre-makers to signify a broader and deeper range of meaning in and with the female body than otherwise possible with an approach that prioritises traditional theatre semiotics.
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Source Australasian Drama Studies, ADSA, VIC
Issue 74
Page 217-242
Date Issued April 2019
Language English
ISSN 0810-4123
Citation Laura Hartnell, Creating feminine/ist theatre: Ecriture feminine as a framework for directors, Australasian Drama Studies, 74, April 2019, 217-242
Resource Identifier 68805
Dataset AusStage