Philip Auslander Quote

In theatre, presence is the matrix of power; the postmodern theatre of resistance must therefore both expose the collusion of presence with authority and resist such collusion by refusing to establish itself as the charismatic Other.


From Acting to Performance: Essays in Modernism and Postmodernism (ed. Routledge, 2002) - ISBN: 9781134727209


In theatre, presence is the matrix of power; the postmodern theatre of resistance must therefore both expose the collusion of presence with authority ...

In theatre, presence is the matrix of power; the postmodern theatre of resistance must therefore both expose the collusion of presence with authority ...

In theatre, presence is the matrix of power; the postmodern theatre of resistance must therefore both expose the collusion of presence with authority ...

In theatre, presence is the matrix of power; the postmodern theatre of resistance must therefore both expose the collusion of presence with authority ...