CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Wicha, Marianna |
|---|---|
| Title | PERFORMING ARTS AS SHARING HERE AND NOW An Ethnography of Performing Arts Program of Brunnenpassage in Vienna |
| Summary | This thesis inquires into the social aspects of contemporary performing arts. Taking ArtSocialSpace Brunnenpassage in Vienna, an institution operating on the crossroad of artistic practice and social work, it sheds light on how curators and artists reflect upon potential socio-political efficacy of performing arts. It also studies how people experience participating in performing arts events. My main argument is that the critical dimension of performing arts is their ability to facilitate a collective, embodied experience of sharing here and now. The gathering of various people in one space and in one moment of time is experienced as a special kind of encounter and ascribed social and political meanings. The argument is based primarily upon my ethnographic research on Brunnenpassage conducted through fieldwork and interviews with artists, curators and participants of performing arts events. It is supported by the literature on performance and socially engaged art. |
| Supervisor | Naumescu, Vlad |
| Department | Undergraduate Studies BA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/wicha_marianna.pdf |
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