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performance art

Embodiment in Jerzy Grotowski’s Poor Theater

The experimental Polish theater director, Jerzy Grotowski, envisioned the body as a vessel for otherworldly spirits and for ancient traditions. Perhaps best known for organizing “happenings” in the 60s and for his disciple Andre Gregory’s appearance in My Dinner with Andre, Grotowski had a varied practice ranging from ritual to physical theater to performance art. In all of …

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Painting bodies, teaching consent

Content warning: This post contains material about sexual assault.   As part of sexual assault awareness week at her university, my friend created a performance art piece called “Two Girls, Ten Tubes of Paint” to educate about consent (as a concept in sex and in relationships in general). She (Riley) and a friend (Alice) set themselves …

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