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SUMMARY:Itziar Barrio //  Casting the Perils of Obedience
DESCRIPTION:Casting THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE: A Performance is the sec
 ond stage of visual artist Itziar Barrio’s exploration in power dyn
 amics and constructed situations. Using the methods of casting, the pe
 rformance will unfold the wills and desires of the actors to succeed a
 nd be recognized. By placing them within fictional and non-fictional p
 arameters, whether movie scripts or their own lives, Barrio reveals th
 e production of power through seduction.  Following an open call, acto
 rs will audition for four full days with theater director Niegel Smith
  and will undergo a selection process. Open to the public for only two
  days the entire process will be recorded and included in a resulting 
 video piece. Exploring simultaneously the limits and in betweens of th
 eater, film and performance art, the live recording emphasizes the exp
 erience that is being created by actors and audience.  The four select
 ed actors will be part of THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE, consisting of build
 ing a scene in real time, at a future date in 2013. The first stage of
  the project was carried out in Spain during BAD, Bilbao Theater and C
 ontemporary Dance Festival in 2010.  The fine line between the persona
  and the character finds its mirror in the audience, who executes its 
 silent power by being present. Their presence implies a voyeuristic di
 sposition and it functions to unveil the group dynamics and the negoti
 ation of social roles and rules.  Pushing the actors to reveal their l
 imits on stage, underlining the narratives present in any situation th
 e performance frames an experience where conventions are decoded, cont
 emporary fears of domination are confronted, and exhibitionism and soc
 ial acceptability are critically examined.  THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE is
  inspired by Stanley Milgram’s psychological experiments which began
  in 1961, a few months after the trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Mil
 gram wished to test how much pain a person would inflict on another si
 mply because this was asked of them for the purposes of a scientific e
 xperiment. As Hannah Arendt reminds us, \"under conditions of tyranny 
 it is far easier to act than to think\". Barrio analyzes how obedience
  to a higher authority, even in democracy, can lead to extreme consequ
 ences and can involve large numbers of the population.\n\nFor more inf
 ormation visit http://conectom.leimay.org/events/itziar-barrio-casting
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CATEGORIES:experimental, theater
LOCATION:Abrons Arts Center
WEBSITE:http://www.abronsartscenter.org/performances/itziar-barrio-cas
 ting-the.html
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