tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post3031286245224670260..comments2024-03-15T05:16:17.601-04:00Comments on Flux Theatre Ensemble: Quantum DarwinismAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-64811984060217652922009-12-20T14:59:54.021-05:002009-12-20T14:59:54.021-05:00These are really cool thoughts, Gus. There's ...These are really cool thoughts, Gus. There's a lot to discuss here.<br /><br />I think there is something to Attention. To me, sheer Attention, paid to a person or thing, has always been akin to praying. That means Attention is the prayer of the athiest!<br /><br />A play can draw Attention from an audience and put it on a theory, a cause, a problem, etc. But yes, there's something toMatt Ahttp://www.matthewarchambault.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-51418105316212881932009-12-17T11:40:34.034-05:002009-12-17T11:40:34.034-05:00On pages 25-27 of The Empty Space, Peter Brook con...On pages 25-27 of The Empty Space, Peter Brook contrasts the reception of the RSC's tour of Lear in Moscow and Budapest to the response in America. He blames the audience for the production's diminished quality, though not the actors for adapting to the changed expectations, so I may need to tweak how I use that example here. <br /><br />Also, I was glad to see you exploring similar August Schulenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-25749393708254325882009-12-17T11:01:38.923-05:002009-12-17T11:01:38.923-05:00If I remember correctly, what Peter Brook is talki...If I remember correctly, what Peter Brook is talking about is actually that if plays <i>don't change to fit their new context</i>, they end up becoming deadly. At least, that's what he talks about in The Open Door, which I've read more recently. SO either he eventually disagreed with himself, or that's not what he said in the Empty Space. Much of the Open Door revisits and isaac butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815094790605298884noreply@blogger.com