Performance StudiesPerformance Studies

Week 14Week 14Chapter 8-1 Global and Intercultural Chapter 8-1 Global and Intercultural

Performance (pp. 226-250)Performance (pp. 226-250)Iris TuanIris Tuan

Globalization’s ThroughlineGlobalization’s Throughline

While globalization allows “cultural differenWhile globalization allows “cultural differences” at the level of daily behaviors, its undeces” at the level of daily behaviors, its underlying system is unified and transcultural.rlying system is unified and transcultural.

Globalization: The increasing interconnectiGlobalization: The increasing interconnection and inter-dependency of economic, socion and inter-dependency of economic, social, cultural, technical, and ideological systeal, cultural, technical, and ideological systems.ms.

Intercultural: Between or among two or morIntercultural: Between or among two or more cultures. Intercultural performances may e cultures. Intercultural performances may emphasize the integrative or the disjunctive.emphasize the integrative or the disjunctive. (226) (226)

4 Types of intercultural 4 Types of intercultural performance and performance performance and performance

researchresearch 1. process—either “vertical” or “horizo1. process—either “vertical” or “horizo

ntal”ntal” 2. tourist shows2. tourist shows 3. hybrids and fusions that combine d3. hybrids and fusions that combine d

iverse cultural elementsiverse cultural elements 4. community-based performances e4. community-based performances e

mphasizing local challenges to globalimphasizing local challenges to globalizationzation

Suzanne Lacy: “new genre public art”Suzanne Lacy: “new genre public art” Daryl Chin: “Interculturalism hinges oDaryl Chin: “Interculturalism hinges o

n the question of autonomy and empn the question of autonomy and empowerment” (227)owerment” (227)

Scenarios of GlobalizationScenarios of Globalization

Globalization feeds on disparities of Globalization feeds on disparities of wealth, power, information, and accewealth, power, information, and access.ss.

To win the game of globalization, plaTo win the game of globalization, players must make sure there is no actuyers must make sure there is no actual “level playing field”(227).al “level playing field”(227).

Many outspoken artists like Wole SoMany outspoken artists like Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong’o have byinka and Ngugi wa Thiong’o have been forced into exile. een forced into exile.

Cultural Impositions and Cultural Impositions and AppropriationsAppropriations

It’s not as simple as one culture It’s not as simple as one culture imposing itself on the others imposing itself on the others (230).(230).

Many of the cultural exports in Many of the cultural exports in the U.S. are already intercultural.the U.S. are already intercultural.

This very emptiness accounts for This very emptiness accounts for America’s cultural accessibility, America’s cultural accessibility, porosity, and exportability.porosity, and exportability.

Is Globalization good or bad?Is Globalization good or bad?

Good for what?Good for what? Bad for whom?Bad for whom? ““Cultural bomb” on the struggling peCultural bomb” on the struggling pe

oples of the worldoples of the world Hard to achieve what Frantz Fanon cHard to achieve what Frantz Fanon c

alled their “passionate search for a nalled their “passionate search for a national culture” (230)ational culture” (230)

The choices are stark: touristic reforThe choices are stark: touristic reformation, commercialization, or extinctimation, commercialization, or extinctionon

Colonial MimicryColonial Mimicry

Homi K. Bhabha: “the colonial mHomi K. Bhabha: “the colonial mimic became almost the same bimic became almost the same but not quite white; Anglicized, nout not quite white; Anglicized, not British”(232-33)t British”(232-33)

Some were honored by the coloSome were honored by the colonial powernial power

Sometimes were disparaged for Sometimes were disparaged for “going native” “going native”

T. E. LawrenceT. E. Lawrence ““participant observation” methodparticipant observation” method

Tourist Performances: Leisure Tourist Performances: Leisure GlobalizationGlobalization

To satisfy the rapidly growing mTo satisfy the rapidly growing market of intercultural, internationarket of intercultural, international, intracultural, and intranational al, intracultural, and intranational tourists,tourists,

All kinds of performances have All kinds of performances have been found, redesigned, or invebeen found, redesigned, or invented.nted.

E.x. E.x. KetchakKetchak (235) (235)

The Olympics: Globalism’s SigThe Olympics: Globalism’s Signature Performancenature Performance

The first modern Olympics in 1896 in The first modern Olympics in 1896 in AthensAthens

The distinction between professional The distinction between professional and amateur has all but vanished and amateur has all but vanished because every athlete is either paid because every athlete is either paid or sponsored (240)or sponsored (240)

Olympics combined sport, spectacle, Olympics combined sport, spectacle, ritual, festivity, performing arts, ritual, festivity, performing arts, economics, and politics.economics, and politics.

Key NotionsKey Notions

Grotowski’s Vertical TransculturGrotowski’s Vertical Transculturalismalism

Barba’s Horizontal InterculturalisBarba’s Horizontal Interculturalismm

French directors who stage interFrench directors who stage intercultural performances cultural performances

Peter BrookPeter Brook Ariane MnouchkineAriane Mnouchkine

ReviewReview

Global and Intercultural performanceGlobal and Intercultural performance 1. Grotowski’s “vertical transculturali1. Grotowski’s “vertical transculturali

sm” & Barba’s “horizontal interculturasm” & Barba’s “horizontal interculturalism” (244-246)lism” (244-246)

2. colonial mimicry (Homi K.Bhabha 2. colonial mimicry (Homi K.Bhabha and Mohandas K. Gandhi)and Mohandas K. Gandhi)

3. tourist shows: leisure globalization3. tourist shows: leisure globalization 4. Hybrids and fusions: The Olympic4. Hybrids and fusions: The Olympic

ss

HomeworkHomework

Recording: 4 types of InterculturRecording: 4 types of Intercultural performances (p. 226)al performances (p. 226)

Preview: Ch. 8-2Preview: Ch. 8-2 Next week (Week 15) submit Next week (Week 15) submit (1) the topic of the final presenta(1) the topic of the final presenta

tion and papertion and paper (2) at least 5 annotated bibliogra(2) at least 5 annotated bibliogra

phy of the final paper phy of the final paper