Thanks for the outstanding column! And introducing me to Adorno.
For better or worse, 'art' is whatever the 'art world' says is art. There are no standards.
When I was a university student, 'Living Theater' was the rage. Critics loved the fact that the actors became their characters, the script was minimal, the audience was directly part o…
Thanks for the outstanding column! And introducing me to Adorno.
For better or worse, 'art' is whatever the 'art world' says is art. There are no standards.
When I was a university student, 'Living Theater' was the rage. Critics loved the fact that the actors became their characters, the script was minimal, the audience was directly part of the action.
I thought it would be great to write an MFA thesis on Professional Wrestling as the Epitome of Living Theater, since it met all the definitions, except it was an extremely popular, non-elitist version of it. Unfortunately, I enjoy thinking but not writing.
I recently shared my thoughts about Living Theater with a professional wrestler that I know. He commented that he saw his profession as being an actor in Theater in the Round, but he had to reach the audience in the furthest seats in a large sports arena.
A thought - rather than referring to our society as 'Capitalist', an economic system, consider referring to it as an 'Open Society' that encourages individual inquiry and expression. For more, read any of Karl Popper's political works, but especially 'The Open Society and It's Enemies'.
Thanks for the outstanding column! And introducing me to Adorno.
For better or worse, 'art' is whatever the 'art world' says is art. There are no standards.
When I was a university student, 'Living Theater' was the rage. Critics loved the fact that the actors became their characters, the script was minimal, the audience was directly part of the action.
I thought it would be great to write an MFA thesis on Professional Wrestling as the Epitome of Living Theater, since it met all the definitions, except it was an extremely popular, non-elitist version of it. Unfortunately, I enjoy thinking but not writing.
I recently shared my thoughts about Living Theater with a professional wrestler that I know. He commented that he saw his profession as being an actor in Theater in the Round, but he had to reach the audience in the furthest seats in a large sports arena.
A thought - rather than referring to our society as 'Capitalist', an economic system, consider referring to it as an 'Open Society' that encourages individual inquiry and expression. For more, read any of Karl Popper's political works, but especially 'The Open Society and It's Enemies'.