Introduction Rosemary Lee, Melt Down (2011); Sam Shepard and Field Day Theatre Company, A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations) (2013) 1 The Interpreters (On the Birth of Images) Ernst Bloch, 'Images of deja vu' (1924); Marie-Jose Mondzain, Homo Spectator (2007); Dickie Beau, LOST in TRANS (2013) 2 The Borders of the Marvellous (On Reconstruction and Returns) Desperate Optimists, Helen (2009); Soren Kierkegaard, Repetition (1843) 3 Darkness and Doubles (On Theatrical Recognition) Kinkaleri, Nerone (2006) 4 Is There Anybody There? (On the Crimes of Representation) Bock & Vincenzi, The Invisible Dances (2004-2006); Simon Vincenzi, Operation Infinity (2008-2013) 5 Climates of Attention (On the Imaginary Theatre) Alvis Hermanis, The Sound of Silence (New Riga Theatre, 2007); Fathers (Schauspielhaus Zurich, 2007); The Ice. Collective Reading of the Book with the Help of Imagination in Riga (New Riga Theatre, 2005) 6 Everybody Acts (On Friendship) Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, The Art Show (1963-1977); Split Britches, Lost Lounge (2009); Forced Entertainment, The Thrill of it All (2010); Wendy Houstoun, Pact with Pointlessness (2014) 7 The Writing on the Wall (On Images and Acts) Romeo Castellucci, Four Seasons Restaurant / Giudizio, Possibilita, Essere (2012-14); On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God (2010); Orfeo ed Euridici / Orphee et Eurydice (2014); Gillian Rose, Mourning Becomes the Law (1996); T.J. Clark, The Sight of Death (2006.
