{"title":"Andre Lepecki","description":"André Lepecki is Associate Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU and affiliated Professor at Stockholm University of the Arts, UNIARTS.","products":[{"product_id":"singularities-dance-in-the-age-of-performance-paperback","title":"Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does the production of performance engage with the fundamental issues of our advanced neo-capitalist age? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndré Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of 'performance' in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five 'singularities' in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the works of Mette Ingvartsen, Yvonne Rainer, Ralph Lemon, Jérôme Bel and others, Lepecki uses his concept of 'singularity'-the resistance of categorization and aesthetic identification-to examine the function of dance and performance in political and artistic debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50180380262623,"sku":"9781138907713","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QVRzejI0VzdoNDd5bUhzaGxod1l0QT09.webp?v=1781783538"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/andre-lepecki.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}