Presence and Micro-politics of the Sensible: Ouverture Alcina, an example of Postdramatic Composition

Abstract: Presence is a widely investigated topic in the Performing Arts. This paper provides an indicative review of the most recent theories, and proposes an approach to presence relying on the epistemologies of the somatic and gestural practices, as well as on the notion of affect (Massumi, 1995; 2015). Subsequently, it focuses on Ouverture Alcina, a solo by the Italian company Teatro delle Albe. Here, presence is the result of a physical, performative and compositional practice, a dispositive affecting the perceptive experience of the viewer as a form of political agency.摘要：临场感（presence）是表演艺术领域广受探讨的核心议题。本文对近年相关理论展开概述性评述，并依托躯体与手势实践的认识论，以及感受（affect，Massumi, 1995; 2015）概念，提出了一套针对临场感的研究路径。随后，本文聚焦意大利阿尔贝剧院（Teatro delle Albe）推出的单人演出作品《Ouverture Alcina》。在此作品中，临场感源自身体实践、表演实践与创作编排的综合实践，是一种可作用于观众感知体验的展演装置，同时亦可作为一种政治能动性的表达形式。