Creativity and the Performing Artist

Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask synthesizes and integrates research in the field of creativity and the performing arts. Within the performing arts there are multiple specific domains of expertise, with domain-specific demands.� This book examines the psychological nature of creativity in the performing arts.� The book is organized into five sections.� Section I discusses different forms of performing arts, the domains and talents of performers, and the experience of creativity within performing artists.� Section II explores the neurobiology of physiology of creativity and flow.� Section III covers the developmental trajectory of performing artists, including early attachment, parenting, play theories, personality, motivation, and training.� Section IV examines emotional regulation and psychopathology in performing artists.� Section V closes with issues of burnout, injury, and rehabilitation in performing artists.

• Discusses domain specificity within the performing arts
• Encompasses dance, theatre, music, and comedy performance art
• Reviews the biology behind performance, from thinking to movement
• Identifies how an artist develops over time, from childhood through adult training
• Summarizes the effect of personality, mood, and psychopathology on performance
• Explores career concerns of performing artists, from injury to burn out