In conjunction with “The Author and the Audience” symposium at the University of Leeds, the first issue of Performing Ethos — which “addresses ethical questions raised in contemporary theatre and live performance, both within the politically and aesthetically radical, and the mainstream” — has been released.

Devora Neumark’s “Close Proximity” is one of the featured articles in the inaugural issue (pp 69-83) and focuses on the possibility for artistic practice to effectively catalyse and support wellness.

Neumark’s article explores resilience, the power of symbolic meaning-making and the scale of influence at the nexus of beauty and home relative to community performance.

For more information about the symposium and the journal please consult: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/weblog/view-Post,id=43654

Devora Neumark is an artist-in-residence at matralab.