performance

it burns

September 1, 2010
By ari gratch
it burns

“Memory is shaped by forgetting just as the shore is shaped by the sea” Marc Augé How do you perform your memories? Do you wear them on your sleeves? Can I read your memories in the same way that I read your personality? The way you wear your hair or where you choose to...
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performing evangelism//a letter to glenn beck

August 31, 2010
By kwilks
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Dear Glenn Beck, Your are a moron. I mean, mormon. Sorry, typo. You have been on my mind this week and I can’t quite figure out why. Maybe it’s the fact that you think Barack Obama is actually a Marxist, OR that you’re known to greet Muslim people with questions like “how do I know...
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traces of the past

August 29, 2010
By ari gratch
traces of the past

accidents happen. and then they keep happening.
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pardon this interruption

August 25, 2010
By allography
Julia Ghoulia escapes

Ari Gratch is held hostage while Julia Ghoulia sets herself free
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the american nightmare

August 25, 2010
By kwilks
the american nightmare

This week, skipping through npr, I found an article called “Capturing the Dark Side of Ellis Island.” It basically described a photo project conducted by Stephen Wilkes documenting the forgotten spaces of Ellis Island. The photos and essay along with it seemed straight out of an American nightmare. The signifier of the “melting pot”...
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piece by slipping piece

August 24, 2010
By futaishi
piece by slipping piece

Speaker: To be fair, it's only in the darkness that things make the most sense. I can hold the threads together and it almost becomes something tangible.
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musings on lemonade and shit

August 18, 2010
By ari gratch
musings on lemonade and shit

What the heck does John Dewey have to do with lemonade stands? I have no idea.
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why i hate nike and lebron james

August 18, 2010
By tyler re
why i hate nike and lebron james

Follow the author as he takes on LeBron James, Nike, and himself in this unadulterated hate-fest.
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finding the rupture…

August 17, 2010
By kwilks
lge_inangahua_rupture_at_road

Last friday evening, my girlfriend and I decided to plug into mainstream dining and eat at a Chili’s. At the time, we thought this was a silly and good idea. When we arrived at the restaurant, my partner went to the bathroom while I sat down at our table. A waiter approached me, “Hi,...
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i will take the ethnographic hat, please

August 11, 2010
By kwilks
i will take the ethnographic hat, please

I love the different hats, characters and identities that performance allows us to don. As performers, we are constantly moving in different directions and opening ourselves to new stories. Some performers dedicate their whole lives to embodying and studying the real life narrative of others, creating art that is grounded in the everyday. This...
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