The Stories of the Firefly

Battista, Silvia (2020) The Stories of the Firefly. [Performance]

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Abstract

Presented in 2020, at the Angel Field Festival in Liverpool, with the special collaboration of vocalist Steve Boyland, 'The Stories of the Firefly' brings together visuals, experimental storytelling and sound. Written through the use of what Battista refers to as ritualistic writing, the resulting performance is a visceral, hypnotic, visionary journey. Inspired by the work of artists such as Laurie Anderson, Pauline Oliveros, Kimmo Pohjonen and Patti Smith. It reflects on the poetics of active imagination, Buddhist philosophies, and animistic ecologies.
As documentation of a practice-research project, it goes together with the following chapter:
Battista Silvia (2024). "Introspective Theatre: The Theologies of Darkness of an Intangible Firefly". In Interspecies Performances edited by Laura Cull. Amsterdam: Performance Research Books

Item Type:	Performance
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Creative and Performing Arts
Depositing User:	Silvia Battista
Date Deposited:	02 May 2023 11:03
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 11:34
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3911

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