THEA 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Everyman, Mesoamerica, Polymath
21 Dec 2016
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Introduction: the archive and the repertoire embodied transmission of knowledge, diana taylor. One of the most important books in theatre. Performance is a vital source of knowledge. Exchange on knowledge through performance: archive/ repertoire. Compare the archive (documents we have seen) many resistant to change. But not so, many plays get adapted or it becomes obsolete, maybe gets damaged. Archives are often associated with the state. (archive of ontario, university archives) Can go there! access to all things kept. Embodied acts. pass on knowledge from body to body. Change is always present as it moves from body to body. How do we get at that kind of knowledge. Less accessible! not on a shelf, can"t be read the same way each time. Embodied and performed acts generate, record, and transmit knowledge diana taylor. Ie,, learning how to cook a five course meal: mom teaches you. or learning to ride a bike.
