Art as performative enhancement

So this piece discusses the relation of performance art and intermedia, but more specifically he speaks of its origins in regards to three concepts: play, symbol and festival. With play, he discusses that a performance piece that involves the audience could be viewed as a game. When the audience participates, they are playing the game. However, through their participation the art comes through when it is realized that the game is actually playing itself through their actions. With symbol, he explains the idea that what we recognize in a work of art is the idea of self-identity. We exist in the world in which this art takes place. With festival, he talks about how a work of art can encourage a sense of community, be it through participation or through observation.

Here is a piece (or a description of a piece) that displays a few of these characteristics.