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A Theatre Manifesto of An Old Man (abridged)

Christopher Vened

A Theatre Manifesto of An Old Man (abridged)

I have shortened my theater manifesto to mere essentials. Here is the link to a video with A Manifesto of an Old Man (abridged):

Here is an excerpt: The irrational God of theater, Dionysus, ran away in a panic. He lost his power. The Dionysian dance was over. We danced and liberated ourselves in the sixties and seventies. It was a beautiful but reckless ride. We broke all the rules and taboos, as if we were drunk. Many people lost their minds. Everything got destroyed.  There was nothing left to break. And the dance became heavy because the spirit was gone. Then it stopped. The theater was taken over by different people, who did not know how to dance. Had no talent for it. No inspiration, no calling.

My philosophy of acting is stated in this manifesto and it is a good introduction to my acting book: In Character: An Actor’s Workbook for Character Development.

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