'Bodily': Conjunction and Fermentation

Needham, Tessa

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dc.contributor.author	Needham, Tessa
dc.date	2006-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-16
dc.date.available	2008-06-16
dc.date.issued	2008-06-16
dc.identifier.issn	978-1-74210-012-8
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2486
dc.description	Note that there is a video file that may be down-loaded here to accompany the paper.	en
dc.description.abstract	'This cult of thinness has burrowed its way into my body. Into our bodies. It’s a way of life. The head knows we shouldn’t, but the heart has no choice . . . This is our contradiction'. This paper looks at the “before, during and after” of my 2006 Ph.D. performance 'Bodily', which explores the multiplicity of attitudes towards female beauty and body image in contemporary society. It traces the development of the performance, the experience during the show, and a discussion and evaluation of the receptions to the performance and its research outcomes. The focus of this paper is on how the theory and practice components of my project complement each other, emphasising the line of development from research and construction to performance and evaluation. It therefore investigates how I am integrating the experience of 'Bodily' with my theoretical research.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The conference was sponsored by A.D.S.A., the Department of Performance Studies, the School of Letters, Arts and Media, and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Sydney.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	Copyright Australasian Association for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies	en
dc.subject	Performance Research	en
dc.subject	audience reception	en
dc.subject	female body image	en
dc.subject	female beauty	en
dc.title	'Bodily': Conjunction and Fermentation	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en