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correctional devices

Truth at the margins. Playing with trauma and variations on holding the traumatic moment. There is an uneasy relationship with popular culture, kitsch, and an underlying current of fascism. As Adorno said, “The encouragement of kitsch is merely another of … Continue reading

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FINE LINE BETWEEN THE HEROIC & THE IDIOTIC

No other artist has made such ferocious demands upon his performers and the public. Richard Wagner, an autocrat, not only wrote the libretto and the music; often with total disregard for the human voice; but also flung into the score … Continue reading

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