ABSTRACT
‘Beyond performing identities’ proposes reasons for the current importance of performance in contemporary art and contextualises this relative to historical and current feminist theory and practice. It provides case studies and examples that canvass the range of practices in performance and the value-addition of a feminist framework of analysis to understand their currency and operation. Artists discussed include Australians Hannah Raisin, Anastasia Klose and Justene Williams, along with Hoda Afshar, Salote Tawale and Parachute for Ladies (AUS). We also consider Sonia Boyce (UK), Pushpamala N (India), Patty Chang (US) and Eisa Jocson (Philippines/Australia), together with the legacies of Marina Abramović (Serbia/US) in contemporary performance.
