a theatre collaborative
…for something completely different.
Accompanying “What a Wonderful Bird the Frog Are,” by Dale Lyles, and performing with the Masterworks Chorale (May 30, 2008) as the Percussive in Nature Performance Corps of the Lacuna Group are Marc Honea, Jeff Bishop, and Grayson Lyles.
In the midst of my daily reading, I noticed a link reading “Artists who died in 2007”. Given recent debates on the subject of art, I gleefully clicked away hoping to find more grist for the mill. Much to my dismay, a quick perusal revealed disclaiming language referring to the contents as “…the artists, entertainers and pop culture figures who died in 2007.”
Given the additional categorization, I quickly lost interest. Instead, I pose the following, far more interesting question (to be answered by more interesting people): “Who are your candidates for a list of top 5 living artists?” Inclusion may be based on any number of factors:
I dare not define for each of you either what qualifies as art or encourages your inclusion of the artist. Rather I challenge you to present your respective lists, and more importantly, explain your choices. If you are feeling particularly chippy, provide a themed list…
Anyone want Lacuna t-shirts/sweatshirts/coffee mugs? I can make those available, if anyone is interested.
To see what I mean, check out my other offerings for Masterworks, the Curriculum Liberation Front, and the Newnan Crossing 100 Book Club.
I’ve found a new stream and invite any and all to play in it.
Yesterday, I was remembering a conversation I had with a teacher a number of years ago and thinking about using it as the basis of a possible article or essay entitled something like Ideology, Theory, and Creative Intuition. Juicy title, eh? I will withold for the present the subject of this conversation (wait and read the article; means I have to really write it), but I can say that as I was recollecting it and rehearsing it and trying to mine it for its usefulness in helping me compose the essay, I had the thought: this conversation was truly one of the defining moments in my career as an intellectual and artistic ape. And this observation (more like a confession, really) began to feel as pertinent to the topic I was contemplating as the remembered conversation itself because I was thinking about ideology, theory, and creative intuition not in any general sense, but as they operate in the theatre.
Continue reading “Fording a New Stream: To ape, he or she aped, I’m aping”
Nothing else I’ve proposed has cost me my posting privileges. Let’s see if this idea will. Here is my proposal for this particular exchange:
1. Propose a casting choice. You may choose anyone you like to play any role you like. TV, film, and stage are all acceptable. Players may include folks in this group, famous folk of any sort, or perhaps someone none of us knows (this last may make part two of the assignment more involved).
2. Explain yourself. You may make the choice you do for any reason you like. Perhaps your casting will result in the best portrayal the character has ever realized. Perhaps you would like to see the interpretation they bring. Perhaps the choice would radically redefine not only the role but the play/movie/tv show entirely. Perhaps you the only purpose would be for you to savor the irony of the choice. Regardless of your reasoning, provide some insight to the rest of us regarding your motivation. As I mentioned above, if the rest of us don’t know the individual, you may have to work a bit harder at this part.
Max and Courtney are these two guys, see, and they got their hands on an old book, Dick Smith’s Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up, published in 1965, and they’re going through it and doing all the projects. It’s just too much fun!
You can follow their efforts at http://makemonsters.blogspot.com/. I myself have them in my Sage RSS feed so I can keep up with their progress.
The group Improv Everywhere does some entertaining stuff. Some of their “missions” make me uncomfortable, skirting arrest as they sometimes do. But this one, Suicide Jumper, has a lot to admire.
You can do the script (which I’ve never read) and let it inspire your decisions. But how can you be free from the film version? How could you be free from the film if you decided to do The Sound of Music?
RHPS is an interesting case since the fans tend to know every frame of the movie. And part of being a fan is being able to stage perfect lip-syncable facsimiles which run in tandem with the screen action. Any fan, therefore, could direct a great production if reproducing the film is the goal. And as a goal, why not?
Can you do an updated version? Continue reading “Don’t dream it, be-e it…some short performances around the question of how to stage the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show”
Craig Humphrey gifts us with the following:
Lacuna Matata! What a wonderful !
Lacuna Matata! Ain’t no passingIt means for the rest of your days
It’s our philosophy
Lacuna Matata!
Lacuna Matata?
Yeah. It’s our !
What’s a ?
Nothing. What’s with you?
Those two words will solve all your .
