Download or read book Theatre/Ecology/Cognition written by T. Paavolainen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-23 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language.