Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Dogtooth' Suspends Language to Explore It
By systematically abusing the language system, 'Dogtooth' confronts the postmodern speculative dichotomy between reality and fiction.
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By systematically abusing the language system, 'Dogtooth' confronts the postmodern speculative dichotomy between reality and fiction.
‘my bovine heart’ is a practice-based research project that investigates the potential for contemporary performance practice to engage with the moral dilemma of ‘meat culture’. It consists of a solo theatrical performance that addresses the question of ‘cowness’ through the interplay of text, image and sound within a postdramatic framework and an exegesis that discusses the paradox of attempting to speak for the animal subject through performance languages. Framed by Feminist Care Theory, this research addresses the question, is it possible to (re)present the animal with care? It a...