Year: 2026
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The article investigates how bodily hybridity and shared presence configure an emerging performative paradigm in the contemporary animation theatre. Initially, the concepts of hybrid body and shared presence are grounded within performative and anthropological theories, with emphasis on the actor-puppet relationship. Subsequently, the study advances an interdisciplinary approach to corporeality and performativity in European stage creations, highlighting the diversity of hybrid forms and shared presence. The research underscores how the actor and the puppet together configure a hybrid corporeality that transcends the boundary between the human and the non-human. The study demonstrates that bodily hybridity and shared presence constitute defining principles of current animation theatricality, contributing to the expansion of scenic grammar and to the redefinition of notions of presence, identity, and performative agency.
DOI: 10.55383/ca2026.12
Authors: Daniela Strungaru, Svetlana Tartau
Institution: Academy of Music Theatre and Fine Arts
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7172010727