The dramaturgy of performance generating systems
pp. 124-142
Abstract
The term performance generating systems names rule- and task-based dramaturgies that systematically set in motion a self-organising process of dance generation. Asking how such systems work — which aspects actively contribute to generation and how they attract certain forms of behaviour over time — this chapter situates performance generating praxis in relation to task-based creation, examines it through the cognitive framework of Dynamical Systems Theory, and reflects upon the dramaturgical utility and ethical implications of the principles thus revealed.
Publication details
Published in:
Hansen Pil, Callison Darcey (2015) Dance dramaturgy: modes of agency, awareness and engagement. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Pages: 124-142
Full citation:
Hansen Pil (2015) „The dramaturgy of performance generating systems“, In: P. Hansen & D. Callison (eds.), Dance dramaturgy, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 124–142.