How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim
How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim by Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir is a key component of the artistic PhD thesis How Little is Enough? Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters. The book contains an essay and manuscripts of the four performances of the artistic research; No Show,Island, Strings and Pleased to Meet You.
How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim was presented as part of Dr Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir’s PhD dissertation at Malmö Theatre Academy in September 2024.
How Little is Enough? Testimony of a Pilgrim är denskriftliga delen avSteinunn Knúts Önnudóttirs doktorsavhandling, presenterad vid Teaterhögskolan i Malmö, Lunds universitet i september 2024. I sitt projekt undersöker hon det aktiva samspelet mellan aktörer och "publik" i performativa möten. Hennes konstnärliga praktik bygger på en etik av hållbarhet, det vill säga att arbeta med det som finns närmast till hands, i en relationell estetik och dialog. Hon kallar det själv relation-specific performance.
Boken är del av ett större projekt, med presentationer som online-videor, podcast-serie och i utställningsform. Läs mer om Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttirs How Little is Enough? Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters här >>>
The essay is a testimony of the artist’s journey and gives an insight into the artistic research process, while providing an overview of the findings. In the essay Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir explores how the performing arts can respond to the current environmental and social challenges, by investigating the affordances of relation specific performances through methods such as performative encounters and porous and embracing dramaturgy through the prism of existential sustainability.
Within this project Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir explores sustainable methods of creating transformative encounters with an audience through participatory and site-specific artworks, with a particular focus on how minimal and sustainable the framework for the encounter can be. The project is rooted in Steinunn's artistic practice of more than 20 years, her degree in theology and most recently her practice as a life coach.
Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir has a genuine interest in engaging an audience in a profound dialogue around quality of life.
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Cover design and layout: Björg Vilhjálmsdóttir, Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir