Re: RAT restating the obvious

[Alfred Vitale <alfredvitale@yahoo.com>]

-- justin rose <jprescottrose@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I love anarchy.
> I love ritual.
> I love theatre.

great chant! 

> how does
> chaos/anarchy function in 
> theatre?  How does one create a ritual of chaos? 

how about this? assemble a large group of people who
have no idea what they are about to witness (vague
title, but lots of hype, hoax, solipsisms, the promise
of spiritual experiences). encircle them. present the
ritual. blast drums, spontaneously dance. have many
rituals all at once. be proud of even the awkward
moments...when nobody is sure what is happening and
nothing seems to be going on at that moment...this is
the space where the mind can bungee jump. 

it's pretty easy to create chaos...the hard part is
dancing around the people who will desperately try to
create a semblance of order so they can come to a safe
mental projection of "what is happening." fool them. 

and puppets. that helps too. puppets or
safe-sex-magick-ritual instructions given out by a
cheerful dominatrix. 

alfred





> there is conflict in 
> piling these ontop of one another, yet a sense of a
> strange attraction 
> between them as well.
> 
> I like it!  I know this is probably more specific
> than what anyone was 
> thinking presently, but i just wanted to thank you
> for sparking a brightly 
> lit debate in my mind (and with friends - sure to
> follow).
> 
> As for the query of transportation to philly - i
> have no car,  but i do know 
> that if all else fails the train is not of
> unreasonable price.
> J
> 
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