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Towards a Relational Understanding of the Performance Ecosystem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2011

Tom Davis
Tom Davis*
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Poole House, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, BH12 5BB
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Abstract

This article seeks to form a deeper understanding of the performance ecosystem by drawing parallels with Bourriaud's Relational Aesthetics and Guattari's conception of subjectivity as outlined in Chaosmosis. Through an examination of participation within performance, and a recognition of the mutability of the roles of performer, listener, instrument and environment in the creation of the music event, this article examines the place of subjectivity, the capacity for self-creation, in the formation of a group aesthetic. Such a concept places the creation of meaning not within the individual participant but rather within the relationship between participants in a situation, a relationship that recognises the interaction between individuals, societies and institutions in its production. Such a discussion helps further our understanding of the performance ecosystem as a conceptual tool.

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Organised Sound , Volume 16 , Issue 2: Performance Ecosystems , August 2011 , pp. 120 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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