Comments on: Useless theatre fact of the day http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/ Performance. Production. Theory. Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Anonymous Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:21:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1089 The definitive, Abiding, Iconic image of Theatre? <br/><br/>My Obvious, Anglocentric Suggestion:<br/><br/>http://www.malaspina.org/gif/shakespeare.jpg The definitive, Abiding, Iconic image of Theatre?

My Obvious, Anglocentric Suggestion:

http://www.malaspina.org/gif/shakespeare.jpg

]]> By: Simon http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Simon Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:19:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1088 Oh, ha ha, Mackenzie. You a funny cat. Oh, ha ha, Mackenzie. You a funny cat.

]]> By: ian mackenzie http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 ian mackenzie Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:06:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1087 That's uncanny. I read that Godin post earlier in the day. Strange, the connections that are forged in the subconscious. <br/><br/>As for iconic images for theatre, how's <a HREF="http://www.actorsingers.org/inside/cats/CATS_Logo.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</a>? That’s uncanny. I read that Godin post earlier in the day. Strange, the connections that are forged in the subconscious.

As for iconic images for theatre, how’s this?

]]> By: Simon http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Simon Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:37:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1086 ...and then Seth goes all <a HREF="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/07/marilyn-monroe.html" REL="nofollow">synchronicity</a> on the subject... …and then Seth goes all synchronicity on the subject…

]]> By: Simon http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Simon Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:51:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1085 Oh, there was a question there too. I think the comedy/tragedy masks are the abiding icon for theatre, I just find them a bit dusty and too linked to the pervasive view of theatre as pedantic and boring. It's interesting to me that theatre really seems to resist easy iconography, what could we replace the masks with to indicate a new kick-ass aesthetic in theatre? What single image could possibly brand what we want theatre to be to people?<br/><br/>To me it's Brook's notion of the Empty Space, but an icon of nothing probably won't help much. Hmm...blank buttons and t-shirts?<br/><br/>Maybe Heath Ledger as the Joker could be our new mask... Oh, there was a question there too. I think the comedy/tragedy masks are the abiding icon for theatre, I just find them a bit dusty and too linked to the pervasive view of theatre as pedantic and boring. It’s interesting to me that theatre really seems to resist easy iconography, what could we replace the masks with to indicate a new kick-ass aesthetic in theatre? What single image could possibly brand what we want theatre to be to people?

To me it’s Brook’s notion of the Empty Space, but an icon of nothing probably won’t help much. Hmm…blank buttons and t-shirts?

Maybe Heath Ledger as the Joker could be our new mask…

]]> By: Simon http://theatreisterritory.com/2008/07/useless-theatre-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Simon Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=396#comment-1084 Absolutely friggin' wonderful. Absolutely friggin’ wonderful.

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