theatreartist manifesto

Do what you must!
MANIK
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From: "atomic elroy" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:58 AM
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: theatreartist manifesto


> THEATREARTIST manifesto
>
> by Atomic Elroy
>
> NO true art comes with out hard work..either by the Artist or the Viewer
>
>
> In order to produce theatre that is vital and effective inthe twenty first
> century-post-post modern society, we must abandon the current trend of
reality based
> plays, production techniques, acting and directing styles.
>
> Theatre cannot compete with the reality of Film or television,
unless it has a
> Broadway size budget, therefore we must form an abstract theatre art based
not on
> reality but on absolute suspension of reality.
>
> We must engage our spectators to use their imagination in ways
they haven't
> since they were children.
>
> Theatreart: a hybrid of post modern theatre and performance art in which
the artist must be skilled in acting, directing, design, music composition,
and writing. Making the need for the collabritive aspect of 20th century
theatre obsolete.
>
> Commerical contemporary Theatre tries too hard to compete with Film And
Television, as interactive computer entertainment becomes more prevalent,
any competition with any of these
> things will be impossible.
> So instead of trying to make small theatre as real as film and video,
lets make small theatre an art form unto itself. Make theatre different. We
must establish the abstraction of theatre . Non-reality based theatre.
Modern spectators are spoiled, they expect to do no work and recieve all the
bennifits. We must re-educate our spectators to expect to work for the
results of live performance, instead of it being spoon fed to them. Modern
spectators must use their imaginations. We must allow the spectator to
enjoy the moment and not be concerned with understanding the"message" Film
and video have allowed them to lose touch with imanigation. Causing the
audience to fall into a pre-conditioned response trap. the more they have
pre-conditioned responces the lazier they become when they are faced with
content that challenges them, and therefore they disregarde the entire
experiemce as "too hibrow". We must create the illusion of alternative
reality and encompass the spectator!
> in
> it.
> the Director as GOD syndrome must vanish ,along with theatre directors
who
> need to manipulate every aspect of the actors psyche. We must abolish
the methods
> of pre-determined response that is killing creative theatre. Allow large
Broadway style
> theatre to cater to the masses. Re vitalize the small intimate theatre
with a shot of
> artistic freedom that is self expressive and not self indulgent.
>
> IF we must force our spectators to use their imaginations the artist mus
then challenge themselves to create even more engageing theatre experiences.
>
> French actor and surrealist AntoninArtaud insisted that illusion in
modern theatre could
> be successful only by "the reality of the action" Putting the
responsibility on the actor
> and director to present reality on stage. This has become a 20th century
artistic
> standard. We all know Artaud spent some time in an insane aslyum.
>
>
> a THEATREARTIST must be playwright, actor, designer, director, maker, et
al.
>
> say cheese!
> AE03
> Atomic Elroy
> CHAOS Studios
> http://www.atomicelroy.com
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