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Playwrights => Sarah Kane discussion => Topic started by: archive on August 16, 2007, 01:32:52 AM
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i am currently creating a manifesto on arguements for a theatre and have dcided to concentrate on kane and boal as my main practitioners could anyone be of asistance
Archive 21-8-2001
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First of all why bother with a manifesto?
Seriously there are very few cases where people have done a manefesto for the arts and haven't been crackpots. In fact the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Valarie Solanis. Better choice of words is say Plan or Mission statemet. Unless you have a political aim then I wouldn't use the word Manifesto.
Personaly I think if you are planning your own teatre group or way of doing theatre then don't base it on a couple of writers that you like. Go with what is in your heart not what a set of rules say you should do. Even Lars Von Trere got fed up with the Dogmé95 rules. Theatre isn't about sticking to rules, it is about passion.
Archive 21-8-2001
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Don´t totally agree, Jaidn :-)
Steven Berkoff did a manifesto at the beginning of his career (actually what he wrote was called "three theatre manifestos"). It wasn´t so much an attempt to write rules to restrict himself, but to clarify his thoughts, and put his passion on paper. I like the title manifesto because it sounds subversive.
What sort of assistance do you need, Lee? Why don´t you tell us some of your initial ideas and we can shoot them down or build them up :-)
Iain
Archive 21-8-2001
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I'd forgottern about Berkov's Manifesto's. Though, I guess it's just my personal veiw that manifestos seem restrictive.
That said Valarie Solanis's writeing wasn't as good as the scenes in her bio pic make out.
Archive 21-8-2001
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I would take issue with you saying Valerie Solanas wasn't a crackpot!
Archive 22-8-2001
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I didn't, she was.
Though Lilly Taylor was exelent as her.
Archive 22-8-2001