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SUMMARY:Itziar Barrio // Casting THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE
DESCRIPTION:Casting THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE: A Performance is the seco
 nd stage of visual artist Itziar Barrio's exploration in power dynamic
 s and constructed situations. Using the methods of casting, the perfor
 mance will unfold the wills and desires of the actors to succeed and b
 e recognized. By placing them within fictional and non-fictional param
 eters, whether movie scripts or their own lives, Barrio reveals the pr
 oduction of power through seduction. Following an open call, actors wi
 ll 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 theater
 , film and performance art, the live recording emphasizes the experien
 ce that is being created by actors and audience. The four selected act
 ors will be part of THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE, consisting of building a 
 scene in real time. The first stage of the project was carried out in 
 Spain during BAD, Bilbao Theater and Contemporary Dance Festival in 20
 10. The fine line between the persona and the character finds its mirr
 or in the audience, who executes its silent power by being present. Th
 eir presence implies a voyeuristic disposition and it functions to unv
 eil the group dynamics and the negotiation of social roles and rules. 
 Pushing the actors to reveal their limits on stage, underlining the na
 rratives present in any situation the performance frames an experience
  where conventions are decoded, contemporary fears of domination are c
 onfronted, and exhibitionism and social acceptability are critically e
 xamined. THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE is inspired by Stanley Milgram's psyc
 hological experiments which began in 1961, a few months after the tria
 l of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Milgram wished to test how much pain a p
 erson would inflict on another simply because this was asked of them f
 or the purposes of a scientific experiment. As Hannah Arendt reminds u
 s, \"under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think
 .\" Barrio analyzes how obedience to a higher authority, even in democ
 racy, can lead to extreme consequences and can involve large numbers o
 f the population. Casting THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE: A Performance is a 
 recipient of NYFA's Emergency Relief Fund Grant and sponsored by Etxep
 are Basque Institute.\n\nFor more information visit http://conectom.le
 imay.org/events/itziar-barrio-casting-the-perils-of-obedience-2
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CATEGORIES:"constructed situations", "open casting", "performance art 
 theater"
LOCATION:Abrons Arts Center - Henry Street Settlement
WEBSITE:http://www.abronsartscenter.org/performances/itziar-barrio-cas
 ting-the-perils-of-obedience.html
URL:http://www.abronsartscenter.org/performances/itziar-barrio-casting
 -the-perils-of-obedience.html
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