Performance Theory Article Questions – Description
a) The definition of the term/phrase/concept, as it pertains to the topics covered in this course. (4 sentences minimum) (1.5 point)
b) Name an example that illustrates the term/phrase/concept. All of your examples for this assignment should be TV examples or have some relationship to TV. For example, for #1, your example might be an experience you have had reading fan fiction based on a TV series. For #2, your example might be how you watched an old episode of TV as performance. For #3, your example could be Kim Durham’s experiences as a TV actor, or it could be the experiences of a TV actor as described in an interview. (0.5 point)
c) How the example relates to the term/phrase/concept. Make sure to link your example to ideas/arguments made by the author of the term/phrase/concept. (6 sentences minimum) (2 points)
how fan fiction based on audiovisual texts (such as television series) is “a species of performance” (author: Francesca Coppa)
how a video recording “can be analyzed ‘as’ performance” (author: Richard Schechner)
how acting on a television show differs from acting in a stage play (author: Kim Durham)
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