An Enactive Approach to Understanding Acting

Drawing on recent developments in phenomenology, cognitive science, and anthropological ecology, this essay explores an enactive approach to a meta-theoretical understanding of acting as a phenomenon. In contrast to representational and/or mimetic meta-theories of acting, which construct their views...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theatre journal (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2007-12, Vol.59 (4), p.635-647
1. Verfasser: Zarrilli, Phillip B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Drawing on recent developments in phenomenology, cognitive science, and anthropological ecology, this essay explores an enactive approach to a meta-theoretical understanding of acting as a phenomenon. In contrast to representational and/or mimetic meta-theories of acting, which construct their views of action from a position as an outside observer to the process/phenomenon of acting, an enactive view provides an account of acting from "inside" the process itself-that is, from the perspective of the actor as enactor/doer. Acting is not to be viewed as embodying a representation of a role or a character, but rather should be understood as a dynamic, lived experience in which the actor is responsive to the demands of the particular moment within a specific (theatrical) environment.
ISSN:0192-2882
1086-332X
1086-332X
DOI:10.1353/tj.2008.0002