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Performance in the Field

Interdisciplinary Practice-as-Research

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  • © 2023

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Authors:
  1. David Overend

    1. The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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  • Makes the case for ‘performance fieldwork’ as a distinct research practice
  • Looks at ways in which performance offers analytical models for engaging with landscapes
  • Demonstrates how performative processes continually play out ‘in the field’

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • David Overend
    Pages 1-30

  3. Ecology: Patchy Performance at Bamff Beaverlands

    • David Overend
    Pages 31-60

  4. Heritage: Following the Alloway Suffragettes

    • David Overend
    Pages 61-89

  5. Clubbing: Relational Performance at Death Disco

    • David Overend
    Pages 91-113

  6. Mobility: Performative Counterpractice for Regular Routes

    • David Overend
    Pages 115-146

  7. Deep Time: Future Pasts at Gully Cave

    • David Overend
    Pages 147-175

  8. Conclusion: Encounter, Intervention and Co-becoming

    • David Overend
    Pages 177-185

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 187-193
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About this book

This book makes a compelling case for ‘performance fieldwork’ as a vital new approach to interdisciplinary collaboration. Refocussing the histories and practices of field research, it shows how creative methods and artistic processes can contribute to an embodied and situated knowledge of complex landscapes and environments. The book brings together case studies of innovative research in the fields of ecology, clubbing, heritage, mobility and deep time, which took place in the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2021. These accessible and engaging field notes connect to international and intercultural contexts, with attention to alternative experiences and perspectives throughout. Together, they provide a critically informed ‘toolbox’ of playful and exploratory strategies for working with a diverse range of urban and rural sites – including a river, a museum, a nightclub, a motorway and a cave. This is a timely methodology that reaches across disciplines to demonstrate how performance continually plays out ‘in the field’.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    David Overend

About the author

David Overend is an award-winning theatre director and Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His research focuses on contemporary theatre and performance, often at the intersection with cultural geography. Previous publications include Making Routes: Journeys in Performance 2010-2020 with Laura Bissell (2021), and an edited collection, Rob Drummond Plays with Participation (2021). David has also written numerous articles for journals including Contemporary Theatre Review, New Theatre Quarterly and GeoHumanities. As well as over a decade of site-based performance practice, he has directed for many theatres, including the National Theatre of Great Britain.

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