Tag: yvonne rainer

Yvonne Rainer reconsidered

Yvonne Rainer reconsidered

A little while ago I posted the manifesto of Yvonne Rainer from 1965. I thought it looked intresting without that I agreed with the manifesto. Here is a reconsidered manifesto from 2008 and a remake by Andrea Bozic. It is nice to have it round in this way. I think it makes sense in the Beijing context, i [...]

 

Yvonne Rainer manifesto

Yvonne Rainer manifesto

Not that I really like it as a manifesto. It’s strange to read. (it gives some reasons to think about the also position). — — No to spectacle. No to virtuosity. No to transformations and magic and make-believe. No to the glamour and transcendency of the star image. No to the heroic. No to the anti-heroic. No to trash imagery. No to involvement of performer or spectator. No to [...]