Extreme bodies - sumo, butoh and performance art
Speaker(s): Stelarc, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Date & Time: 19/05/2016 12:00-15:00
Location: Municipal Theatre
Language: English
A workshop that explores the possibilities of body performance through a historical and theoretical discussion of extreme sport, dance and contemporary performance art. Philosophies related to the body such as Dualism, Phenomenology, Feminist discourse, Queer Theory and Cyborg discourse expose the problematics of what a body is and how a body operates and interfaces with the world.
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