On being immersed: the pleasure of being: washing, feeding, holding

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Machon, J. 2017. On being immersed: the pleasure of being: washing, feeding, holding. in: Frieze, J. (ed.) Reframing Immersive Theatre: The Politics and Pragmatics of Participatory Performance Basingstoke, UK Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 29-42
Chapter titleOn being immersed: the pleasure of being: washing, feeding, holding
AuthorsMachon, J.
Abstract

Machon considers the ways in which immersive practice offers experiences of intimacy and immediacy in performance, which has evolved new approaches to audience interaction and appreciation as a result. The chapter begins with an overview of the key terms and defining features of immersive theatres, first introduced in Machon's Immersive Theatres (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), to show the way in which such work prioritises embodied interaction in the event itself and in any consequent appreciation of the work. Machon’s (syn)aesthetic analysis of Adrian Howells’s The Pleasure of Being: Washing, Feeding, Holding elucidates the practice further and offers critical reflections that address the risks and ultimate pleasures for the audience-immersant and artist-immersant alike.

This chapter is dedicated to the life and work of Adrian Howells (April 1962–March 2014).

Research GroupTheatre Arts group
Page range29-42
Book titleReframing Immersive Theatre: The Politics and Pragmatics of Participatory Performance
EditorsFrieze, J.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Place of publicationBasingstoke, UK
ISBN
Hardcover9781137366030
Electronic9781137366047
Paperback9781349676262
Publication dates
Online31 Mar 2017
Print10 Apr 2017
Publication process dates
Deposited12 Mar 2014
Output statusPublished
Copyright Statement

Copyright © The Author(s) 2016

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_2
LanguageEnglish
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