Great riposte!
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I’ll only maintain that we have to be careful.
We can’t immerse ourselves in a pessimism that has no future.

Any group is heterogeneous. Although the “grey-haired middle class” might share some common economic and political views, I’m not sure we can assume very much about the thoughts that go through their heads during a performance. Laughter isn’t always a very good indicator, either. I’m often surprised by audiences. We like to speak about them and…[Read more]

Great review. Extraordinary show.

Not enough people saw it.

Can the Arts Centre position itself as a site for radical political performance? Is it possible? Can Opera and Ballet and Naturalistic dramas rub up against radicality? And in the same building? Or will an audience always say “that’s where THAT sort of work is made.” I remember…[Read more]

Castellucci Lite.
Diet Castellucci.
Castellucci Zero.

Castellucci reaching into his satin bag of tricks. The baby, the smashed car, the body disappearing into the bed, the faces stretching behind black satin. All of them pulled from previous works. The baby from ‘Tragedia Endogonidia,’ the car from ‘Paris,’ the melting/disappearing woman…[Read more]