Sonic technologies of postmodernity and the grain of the voice in Robert Lepage’s Lipsynch D'Cruz, Glenn 2016, Sonic technologies of postmodernity and the grain of the voice in Robert Lepage’s Lipsynch, Body, space and technology journal, vol. 15, pp. 1-12. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads dcruz-sonictechnologies-2016.pdf Published version application/pdf 208.44KB 6 Title Sonic technologies of postmodernity and the grain of the voice in Robert Lepage’s Lipsynch Formatted title Sonic technologies of postmodernity and the grain of the voice in Robert Lepage’s Lipsynch Author(s) D'Cruz, Glenn Journal name Body, space and technology journal Volume number 15 Start page 1 End page 12 Total pages 12 Publisher Brunel University Place of publication West London, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 1470-9120 Keyword(s) Robert Lepage Sound technology and theatre Postmodern theatre Theatre and Technology Summary This paper unpacks the relationships between the human voice and sound technologies by re-reading and re-evaluating Roland Barthes seminal essay, ‘The Grain of the Voice’ an oft cited but frequently misunderstood text, in the light of Robert Lepage’s Lipsynch (Canada, 2012). This production explicitly uses analogue and digital sound technologies to reveal the complexities and contradictions operating within the sonic economy of the performance with particular reference to the way it uses digital dubbing, miming, voice-overs and lip-reading to unsettle assumptions about the connections between the language, speech and the human voice. The paper will also unsettle any simple understanding of the voice as the locus of identity, and uncover the manner in which sonic digital technologies enable us to better apprehend ‘the body in the voice as it sings, the hand as it writes, the limb as it performs’ (Barthes, 185) while remaining sceptical about the existence of a primordial, unconstructed body. Language eng Field of Research 190404 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies 1902 Film, Television And Digital Media 1904 Performing Arts And Creative Writing Socio Economic Objective 950105 The Performing Arts (incl. Theatre and Dance) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type X Not reportable Copyright notice ©2016, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081455 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Communication and Creative Arts Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 18:01:18 EST Thu, 18 Feb 2016, 04:01:54 EST Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 15:43:02 EST Wed, 28 Sep 2016, 06:08:18 EST Tue, 29 Nov 2016, 08:32:39 EST Tue, 29 Nov 2016, 08:34:38 EST Tue, 29 Nov 2016, 08:37:01 EST Tue, 21 Feb 2017, 09:00:20 EST Thu, 13 Apr 2017, 14:51:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 18 Abstract Views, 8 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 15:43:02 EST

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