Activists use Invisible Theatre in the wake of 9/11 (Part 2 of 3)

The first video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ssVq1HM78

This is a basic description of a piece of Invisible Theatre that was done by a group in Madison Square Park in New York in the wake of 9/11.
What they wanted to draw people's attention to where the racial stereotyping and the effect that the climate of fear was having on daily life, and they succeeded.

Full description/ article here:
http://www.optative.net/blog/category/archival-posts/

Interview with Boal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOgv91qQyJc

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[corperalbeast]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, TAKE OFF THE FILTER!!!!!! GOOD INFORMATION BUT STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE!!!!

[TheSpartacat]

@corperalbeast NO!!!!!!!!! and NO!!!!!!!!!

what kind of pointless comment was this?

[corperalbeast]

@TheSpartacat Our teacher showed this video to us in class today, and we all thought you were great and so useful, but the filter thing blown up on a projector is all crackely and kinda freaky. Like if you moved back from the camera a bit maybe it could work better? But obviously, if you have a particular reason for it then it's your choice :)

[TheSpartacat]

@corperalbeast wow, that weird to hear. I just made this video for a few friends i thought might be interested.. they um, don't mind me having an itchy chin (or whatever reason i was rubbing it) :-D I hate being on camera, hence the filter... and my lighting/camera sucks.

Cool that you're being taught about Boal... his work was amazing.

[gadzometer]

Very good info SpartaCat.

And good point with regards to handing out info... watch this.

watch?v=9BiHzcGSZEM&

[TheSpartacat]

That... is... AMAZING! :-O

I know I'm terrible for ignoring flyers. I guess its psychological- if someone's giving you something for free, there must be something wrong with it. Giving something in order to get something from you- too much advertising rammed down our throats already!

But some of those women actually SAW what he had in his hand and walked on! Hahaha

[Kiddolinfen09]

Perception is everything. I'm still mildly confused about how people think peaceful protest can work in a modern, equal opportunities, civilised culture... although, we're making headway in that the media is calling free-thinkers and sceptics of all stripes (conspiracy theorists predominantly) 'mentally ill' - which is prejudiced and over-generalizing - as soon as they call us savages, peaceful protest can work to switch publci perception.

Boal - as you describe him - reminds me of Artaud.

[MikeRadmann]

K, I have been studing Edward Bernays' book on Propaganda... he used similar techniques to change people's opinions in unusual ways at the beginning of the century. You would learn much from his theories; mixing them with Boal's would be useful!

Adding Boal's techniques with "objective" TV coverage of the 'event' would be an interesting experiment in expanding the size of the spect-actors involved =D

Peace and Love

P.S. Need an extra? I could be persuaded to trade in a few more air miles :)

[smileykai77]

Synchronicity indeed.

I've been absorbing myself with the argument of Human and Person.. things are getting very interesting exponentially faster. Exciting times indeed and I am honored to be here experiencing it. Looking forward to meeting you in the future as a Divine Equal Freeman on the planet called Earth.

^^,

I've never met Danny or Charlie but have a feeling that I will soon!

Would be cool to orchestrate a massive one in London. Would be fun and really help the truth movement.

[TheSpartacat]

... but they got off because there were enough points of dissimilarity in the uniforms- plastic kids trucheons and plastic hats/badges with the wrong crest/logo.

Of course, with the anti-"terrorism" laws today there's no chance of them getting off... not without a cavity search and a record.... :-/

[TheSpartacat]

It's brilliant! Thanks rage.

When I was studying this type of theatre I came across an almost complete opposite of that. A group of maybe 100+ players dressed as police & descended on London, I think in the 80s. The public saw the 'police' skipping around Leicester Sq, paddling in Trafalgar fountain and holding hands/kissing in Hyde Park. They wanted to show that authority figures were human too. Half got arrested for impersonating a police officer.....ctnd