The International Yearbook for Hermeneutics represents one of the prominent currents in contemporary philosophy as well as in bordering disciplines. It gathers studies on questions concerning understanding and interpretation in all relevant fields, including philosophy, theology, jurisprudence, theory of science as well as literary and cultural studies. The Yearbook includes contributions to current debates and on the history of ideas from antiquity to the present. This volume focusses on "Hermeneutics and the Performing Arts." Contributors: Andrew Benjamin, Bernhard Boschenstein, Marcia Sa Cavalcante Schuback, Antonia Egel, Fabian Fechner, Marie-Luisa Frick, Theodore George, Nicole Haitzinger, Sabine Hubner, Nicolai Kolmel, Martin-M. Langner, Anne Mariss, James Risser, John Sallis, Dennis J. Schmidt, Maike Schmidt, Dirk Westerkamp, Bernhard Zimmermann