The Living Theater

rich richard.romeo at gmail.com
Sat Jul 3 22:43:52 CDT 2010


wow. I suspect heaven is a little like this but alot more fun

free nude and mad.

shit

WHAT IS PARADISE NOW?

In 1968 The Living Theatre, led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina,
triumphantly returned to America from years of self-imposed exile in
Europe with their theatrical breakthrough Paradise Now. The play
introduces the practice of collective creation, dissolving the
boundaries of human interactions and forging a harmony between the
actors and audience. Of this process, Julian Beck writes, “Collective
creation is the secret weapon of the people… This play is a voyage
from the many to the one and from the one to the many. It’s a
spiritual voyage and a political voyage, a voyage for the actors and
the spectators. The play is a vertical ascent toward permanent
revolution, leading to revolutionary action here and now. The
revolution of which the play speaks is the beautiful, non-violent,
anarchist revolution. The purpose of the play is to lead to a state of
being in which non-violent revolutionary action is possible.The result
of this shared voyage is the spontaneous creation of a temporary
anarchist collective- free from the enslavements of war, violence, the
State, money and the self.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF7_BdHi_NA

rich



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