The philosophy of performance | Michelle Terry
About this episode
Michelle Terry explores how acting and performance can deepen our understanding of the self.
How can taking on the role of someone else help us to understand ourselves? Does the hermit know himself better than the socialite? And where is the line between our true, authentic selves and the multitude of characters we all play each and every day? Join actress and Creative Director of Shakespeare's Globe, Michelle Terry, as she draws on her experience as a performer to explore how acting can help us to understand the self. Please feel free to email us at podcast@iai.tv with any of your thoughts or questions on the episode! To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/ And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/ You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: IAI
Guest: Michelle Terry
Topics covered
- performance
- self-understanding
- identity
- acting
- philosophy
Keywords
- performance
- identity
- acting
- self
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Shakespeare's Globe
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