Moving-With Anastasis Corporal, a path to implicated witnessing

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article thinks through a practice-as-research exploration of facilitating active listening to the testimonies of female victims/survivors in Colombia, bridging a theoretical gap between applied theatre and performance studies by extending understanding of theatre’s impact in contexts of transitional justice beyond visibility to an affective register. Rebuilding relationalities torn by war requires collective healing to overcome widespread trauma, disconnection and apathy. By moving-with recorded testimonial performances, sharing visceral responses via Zoom, witnesses feel more implicated in histories of violence. Fomenting shared response-ability in this way – through listening from the body – offers a form of resistance to the normalisation of violence.