Performance Studies Week 14 Chapter 8-1 Global and Intercultural Performance (pp ) Iris Tuan

Globalization’s Throughline While globalization allows “cultural differences” at the level of daily behaviors, its underlying system is unified and transcultural. While globalization allows “cultural differences” at the level of daily behaviors, its underlying system is unified and transcultural. Globalization: The increasing interconnection and inter-dependency of economic, social, cultural, technical, and ideological systems. Globalization: The increasing interconnection and inter-dependency of economic, social, cultural, technical, and ideological systems. Intercultural: Between or among two or more cultures. Intercultural performances may emphasize the integrative or the disjunctive. (226) Intercultural: Between or among two or more cultures. Intercultural performances may emphasize the integrative or the disjunctive. (226)

4 Types of intercultural performance and performance research 1. process—either “vertical” or “horizontal” 1. process—either “vertical” or “horizontal” 2. tourist shows 2. tourist shows 3. hybrids and fusions that combine diverse cultural elements 3. hybrids and fusions that combine diverse cultural elements 4. community-based performances emphasizing local challenges to globalization 4. community-based performances emphasizing local challenges to globalization Suzanne Lacy: “new genre public art” Suzanne Lacy: “new genre public art” Daryl Chin: “Interculturalism hinges on the question of autonomy and empowerment” (227) Daryl Chin: “Interculturalism hinges on the question of autonomy and empowerment” (227)

Scenarios of Globalization Globalization feeds on disparities of wealth, power, information, and access. Globalization feeds on disparities of wealth, power, information, and access. To win the game of globalization, players must make sure there is no actual “level playing field”(227). To win the game of globalization, players must make sure there is no actual “level playing field”(227). Many outspoken artists like Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong’o have been forced into exile. Many outspoken artists like Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong’o have been forced into exile.

Cultural Impositions and Appropriations It’s not as simple as one culture imposing itself on the others (230). It’s not as simple as one culture imposing itself on the others (230). Many of the cultural exports in the U.S. are already intercultural. Many of the cultural exports in the U.S. are already intercultural. This very emptiness accounts for America’s cultural accessibility, porosity, and exportability. This very emptiness accounts for America’s cultural accessibility, porosity, and exportability.

Is Globalization good or bad? Good for what? Good for what? Bad for whom? Bad for whom? “Cultural bomb” on the struggling peoples of the world “Cultural bomb” on the struggling peoples of the world Hard to achieve what Frantz Fanon called their “passionate search for a national culture” (230) Hard to achieve what Frantz Fanon called their “passionate search for a national culture” (230) The choices are stark: touristic reformation, commercialization, or extinction The choices are stark: touristic reformation, commercialization, or extinction

Colonial Mimicry Homi K. Bhabha: “the colonial mimic became almost the same but not quite white; Anglicized, not British”(232-33) Homi K. Bhabha: “the colonial mimic became almost the same but not quite white; Anglicized, not British”(232-33) Some were honored by the colonial power Some were honored by the colonial power Sometimes were disparaged for “going native” Sometimes were disparaged for “going native” T. E. Lawrence T. E. Lawrence “participant observation” method “participant observation” method

Tourist Performances: Leisure Globalization To satisfy the rapidly growing market of intercultural, international, intracultural, and intranational tourists, To satisfy the rapidly growing market of intercultural, international, intracultural, and intranational tourists, All kinds of performances have been found, redesigned, or invented. All kinds of performances have been found, redesigned, or invented. E.x. Ketchak (235) E.x. Ketchak (235)

The Olympics: Globalism’s Signature Performance The first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens The first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens The distinction between professional and amateur has all but vanished because every athlete is either paid or sponsored (240) The distinction between professional and amateur has all but vanished because every athlete is either paid or sponsored (240) Olympics combined sport, spectacle, ritual, festivity, performing arts, economics, and politics. Olympics combined sport, spectacle, ritual, festivity, performing arts, economics, and politics.

Key Notions Grotowski’s Vertical Transculturalism Grotowski’s Vertical Transculturalism Barba’s Horizontal Interculturalism Barba’s Horizontal Interculturalism French directors who stage intercultural performances French directors who stage intercultural performances Peter Brook Peter Brook Ariane Mnouchkine Ariane Mnouchkine

Review Global and Intercultural performance Global and Intercultural performance 1. Grotowski’s “vertical transculturalism” & Barba’s “horizontal interculturalism” ( ) 1. Grotowski’s “vertical transculturalism” & Barba’s “horizontal interculturalism” ( ) 2. colonial mimicry (Homi K.Bhabha and Mohandas K. Gandhi) 2. colonial mimicry (Homi K.Bhabha and Mohandas K. Gandhi) 3. tourist shows: leisure globalization 3. tourist shows: leisure globalization 4. Hybrids and fusions: The Olympics 4. Hybrids and fusions: The Olympics

Homework Recording: 4 types of Intercultural performances (p. 226) Recording: 4 types of Intercultural performances (p. 226) Preview: Ch. 8-2 Preview: Ch. 8-2 Next week (Week 15) submit Next week (Week 15) submit (1) the topic of the final presentation and paper (1) the topic of the final presentation and paper (2) at least 5 annotated bibliography of the final paper (2) at least 5 annotated bibliography of the final paper