Monday 7 February 2011

Liminality

"...A period of time when a person is "betwixt and between" social categories or personal identities. During the liminal phase, the actual work of rites of passage takes place. At this time, in specially marked spaces, transitions and transformation occur. The liminal phase (contains the possibility for) new situations, identities, and social realities..."

Performance Studies: An Introduction, Richard Schechner.

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