How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? Andr Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of ´performance´ in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five ´singularities´ in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity.Exploring the works of Mette Ingvartsen, Yvonne Rainer, Ralph Lemon, Jrme Bel and others, Lepecki uses his concept of ´singularity´-the resistance of categorization and aesthetic identification-to examine the function of dance and performance in political and artistic debate.
How does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? Andre Lepecki surveys a decade of visual art and experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of 'performance' in the twenty first century - not just as an aesthetic category but also as a mode of political power.
