Nothing Like a Mother
Morr Mazal Barton writes this beautiful essay about her mother and what it means to be yourself. "She believed in staying true to who you are today for the simple fact that you may not have tomorrow." Picture above is of me (Suzanne) and my mother (Esther), many moons ago. http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/193357/nothing-like-a-mother
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"We would rather murder the world than permit it to expose us to change" Stanley Cavell, The Avoidance of Love Looseness of interaction. Not forcing the beauty. Accepting others for huge lifestreams they bring. Putting in the time, doing the work, but not in fear of some amorphous arbiter. Work on reality of each moment/section. Link depth and complexity of exercises to what we will ultimately present. In a way, it should be easy to avoid bullshit performances by avo
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A theatre of poverty of poetry of necessity Addressing situations where human dignity is lacking with intensity complexity & levity with sensuality and commitment to the marginalized & mysterious A theatre of tough questions we ourselves don’t have the answers to A theatre which propels its audience towards justice A theatre of action which creates some kind of ripple effect however small of invisible not even necessarily measurable yet aimed towards doing some kind of real w
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Affordable, accessible, doable, family, engaging youth, diversity, accountable to the grassroots, multi-disciplinary: music, movement, poetry, video, site-specific, interactive, improvisatory - new combinations of forms, self-expression, gathering, hearing, sharing perspectives and stories, theater as intimate, vital art form and forum, a live, present encounter and exchange between performer and audience, theater as something you experience or share in, recognizing the urg
