Un approccio ecologico cognitivo alla presenza scenica nelle arti della performance

• Main Author: Sarah Pini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Bologna 2021-08-01
• Series: Antropologia e Teatro
• Online Access: https://antropologiaeteatro.unibo.it/article/view/13349

The concept of stage presence in performing arts is generally understood as the ability of the skilled performer to capture the attention of the audience, a prerogative of the talented actor, who occupies a position of power in respect to the audience. This work challenges the classic model of stage presence as an intrinsic quality of the performer and proposes instead a cognitive ecological ethnographic framework which considers the role played by various social actors — the public and the performers, embedded in specific historical, cultural, and social environments — in shaping the performance event. Through an ethnographic and phenomenological analysis of the concept of stage presence in different performative contexts, this work proposes a cognitive ecological approach to the study of stage presence, suggesting possible methodological directions.