At last; the past has arrived! Performing Remains is Rebecca Schneiders authoritative statement on a major topic of interest to the field of theatre and performance studies. It extends and consolidates her pioneering contributions to the field through its interdisciplinary method; vivid writing; and stimulating polemic. Performing Remains has been eagerly awaited; and will be appreciated now and in the future for its rigorous investigations into the aesthetic and political potential of reenactments. - Tavia Nyongo; Tisch School of the Arts; New York UniversityI have often wondered where the big; important; paradigm-changing book about re-enactment is: Schneiderrsquo;s book seems to me to be that book. Her work is challenging; thoughtful and innovative and will set the agenda for study in a number of areas for the next decade. - Jerome de Groot; University of ManchesterPerforming Remains is a dazzling new study exploring the role of the fake; the false and the faux in contemporary performance. Rebecca Schneider argues passionately that performance can be engaged as what remains; rather than what disappears.Across seven essays; Schneider presents a forensic and unique examination of both contemporary and historical performance; drawing on a variety of elucidating sources including the "America" plays of Linda Mussmann and Suzan-Lori Parks; performances of Marina Abramovicacute; and Allison Smith; and the continued popular appeal of Civil War reenactments. Performing Remains questions the importance of representation throughout history and today; while boldly reassessing the ritual value of failure to recapture the past and recreate the "original."
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