Re-performance, Mourning and Death: Specters of the Past

This book examines the recent trend for re—performance and how this impacts on the relationship between live performance and death. Focusing specifically on examples of performance art the text analyses the relationship between performance, re—performance and death, comparing the process of re—performance to the process of mourning and arguing that both of these are processes of adaptation and survival. Using a variety of case studies, including performances by Ron Athey, Julie Tolentino, M...