Describes the emerging field of the archaeology of the performance, and directs interested readers to various links on this topic.
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Archaeology of Performance
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Saturday, November 06, 2004
This blog will discuss the role of performance in ancient societies and how it may be studied archaeologically. Performance in premodern societies created senses of community and identity, forged power relations, and communicated ideologies and other important messages. Theatrical spectacleswere a critical element in governance and the creation of empires. Archaeologists have done a poor job in analyzing performance, focusing on either its physical possibilities and limitations ("proxemics")or substituting their own experiences for those of ancient peoples without any basis.
Takeshi Inomata of the University of Arizona and Larry Coben of the University of Pennsylvani are co-editing a volume entitled "Theatres of Power and Community in Premodern Societies", to be published in 2005. The volume will examine the nature and political implications of theatrical performance at public events in these societies. Several eminent archaeologists who work in various parts of the world will contribute their views on this important and exciting question. Coben has dedicated a web page to the Archaeology of Performance and more on his work can be found at Larry Coben Archaeology (www.larrycoben.com). More on Inomata's research can be found at Takeshi Inomata Web Page
Alessandra Lopez y Royo also conducts research in this area and has created a web page entitled archaeology and performance. The site also discusses a SAA session on the archaeology of performance organized by Julia Sanchez of UCLA and includes a paper given by Michael Shanks in that session entitled "Toward an archaeology of performance"
More on Sanchez's and Shanks' work can be found at Sanchez's web page and (Shanks' web page) respectively.
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