Posted by: Trine
« on: December 02, 2007, 04:07:34 PM »Hi Iain
Thanks for your reply.
You definitely have a point about her wanting to push British theatre in a new direction.
It's true that she is far from being the first artist to use brutality and shock effects, and it seems that she as well as other young dramatists of that generation seeks to reinvent the genre.
The "Cool Britannia" and "Freeze" exhibitions as well as many films from this decade from other countries as well, indicates a need for change in art in general.
But to me it seems that the young British contribute to this "movement" stands out. Being Danish I can only guess how it's been to grow up in England in this period. But knowing a little bit about the radical changes in society, that took place in the eighties, the intransigence towards for instance the mine strikers etc., makes me think that there must have been a good reason to ab-react. Artists and young people have a special sensibility in common, and even though Kane wasn't (and claimed not to be) political there can have been traces of the society that she lived in. An indication of her not being completely indifferent about what's going on is her link to the Yugoslavian war in Blasted.
So what I would like to ask, is weather you see any parallels between the development of the society and thematics in her work?
Trine
Thanks for your reply.
You definitely have a point about her wanting to push British theatre in a new direction.
It's true that she is far from being the first artist to use brutality and shock effects, and it seems that she as well as other young dramatists of that generation seeks to reinvent the genre.
The "Cool Britannia" and "Freeze" exhibitions as well as many films from this decade from other countries as well, indicates a need for change in art in general.
But to me it seems that the young British contribute to this "movement" stands out. Being Danish I can only guess how it's been to grow up in England in this period. But knowing a little bit about the radical changes in society, that took place in the eighties, the intransigence towards for instance the mine strikers etc., makes me think that there must have been a good reason to ab-react. Artists and young people have a special sensibility in common, and even though Kane wasn't (and claimed not to be) political there can have been traces of the society that she lived in. An indication of her not being completely indifferent about what's going on is her link to the Yugoslavian war in Blasted.
So what I would like to ask, is weather you see any parallels between the development of the society and thematics in her work?
Trine