Re-performance Mourning And Death

Thisnbsp;book Examines The Recent Trend For Re-performance And How This Impacts On The Relationship Between Live Performance And Death. Focusing Specifically On Examples Of Performance Art The Text Analyses Thenbsp;relationshipnbsp;between Performance, Re-performance And Death, Comparing The Process Of Re-performance To The Process Of Mourning And Arguing That Both Of These Are Processes Of Adaptation And Survival. Using A Variety Of Case Studies, Including Performances By Ron Athey, Julie Tolentino, Martin Obrien, Sheree Rose, Jo Spence And Hannah Wilke, Thenbsp;book Explores Performances Which Can Be Considered Acts Ofnbsp;re-performance, As Well As Performances Which Examine Some Of The Critical Concerns Of Re-performance, Including Notions Of Illness, Loss And Death.