The documentation of practice is one of the principle concerns of performance studies. Focusing on contemporary performance practice and with emphasis on the transformative impact of video, photography and writing, this book explores the ideological, practical, and representational implications of knowing performance through its documentations.
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Documentation and Disappearance PART I Archives Proper Research, Improper Memory Self-Representation PART II Video Documents Screen Reworkings PART III Photography, Truth and Revelation Photography, Publicity and Representation PART IV Reviewing Performance Writing the Live The Representation of Live Performance Notes Performance Works Cited Bibliography Index
