http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-585 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:59:40 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-585 The risk taken is in not trying to wow you, not trying to be capital-R Risky, not making spectacle, not trying to hit you over the head with narrative, allowing elements of the piece space to cohere in multiple ways.
I loved the distance and intimacy built into the staging, the distance and intimacy built into the interviews, the choices made here were deliberate. And “genuine” is the perfect word for this work, we’d been toying with “honest,” “sincere”…it’s just a relief that regardless of ironic content, the performance itself is delivered without a trace of wink or nudge.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-584 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:15:59 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-584 Je suis d’accord. Safety is the death of live theatre

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-583 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:15:03 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2006/09/11/quasi_reality_philosphical_pun/#comment-583 Je suis d’accord. Safety is the death of live theatre.

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