Abstract
This thesis researches and explores the phenomenon of intimacy in
sensory-corporeal-based encounters in contemporary participatory theatre
exemplified in three case studies: Tino Sehgal’s Kiss, Wunderland’s
Sommerfugleeffekter (Eng: Butterfly Effects) and Dries Verhoeven’s
Guilty Landscapes: Episode 1 – Hangzhou. This thesis perceives
intimacy in theatre as a (syn)aesthetic phenomenon that fuses and
connects perceptions of closeness with
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