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To establish a theoretical framework that reconceptualizes silence and absence in performance as key sites of meaning-making.

April 1, 2026Open Access

Interpreting Absence: Silence as a Spatial Element in Performance

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Theatre of the Silent Space redefines understanding in performance studies, highlighting marginalized narratives and cultural memory.

To establish a theoretical framework that reconceptualizes silence and absence in performance as key sites of meaning-making.
Introduced the Theatre of the Silent Space framework during a lecture at Niger Delta University.
Analyzed African performance traditions and ritual practices.
Interrogated power dynamics shaping visibility and audibility in performance and society.
Positioned silence and absence as productive elements in cultural expression.
Highlighted the decolonizing impact of centering African epistemologies.
Challenged Eurocentric perspectives in traditional performance analysis.

Omotola Ifeanyi Kelechi (2025) studied this question.

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