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The Return Beat - Interfacing with Our Interface: A Spiritual Approach to the Golden Triangle

  • Olu Taiwo

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    Abstract

    This book is an expression of a particular ontology born of my own complex
    identity. It is a multi-dimensional presentation of a trans-cultural
    (Gilroy 1993) and conceptually performative framework as expressed
    through public performances (Newbury 1997). The framework is constructed
    from my understanding of many intercultural, conceptual and
    performative practices, embodied over my career as a performer to date
    (Dimension 5).
    As a result, different performative philosophies form the main frames
    of my exploration. Process philosophers, such as De Quincey (2002) and
    Whitehead (1975), assume a nexus of being and becoming. Performance
    philosophers, such as Laban (1966, 1971 and 1984) and Barba and Savarese
    (1991), assume a nexus of being, becoming and performance. By this I mean
    all gestures and events produced by performers are a process of unfolding
    emotions and ideas, which are parts of an interior experience relating to
    that person’s ‘being’. This process principle of ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ is a
    fusion (De Quincey 2002) revealed in performance, located at the nexus
    between my own being, becoming and performance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationOxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien
    Number of pages274
    VolumeVolume 12 of Music and Spirituality Series
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)9781787079403
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 May 2021

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