The Ritual Play and Altered States of Consciousness: the psychophysical processes in actor creation work
Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença January 1, 2021 Leônidas de Oliveira Neto, Robson Carlos Haderchpek 1 citation
The article discusses the psychophysical processes of actors based on laboratory practice with the Arkhétypos Group, resulting from an interdisciplinary collaboration between Performing Arts and Physiology. It analyzes two creative processes and proposes an approximation with the theory of transient hypofrontality, which suggests a temporary decrease in prefrontal cortex activity during ritual performance. The methodological approach relies on anecdotal evidence and rigorous bibliographic study. Partial results help explain changes in cerebral physiology that occur when an actor enters ritual play.