S1E21 Protest Theater, Communal Energy, And Embracing Chaos with Michael Najjar 10.7.17

Friendly Anarchism

anarchy .(2)........ jesus Spoke with UO Theater professor Michael Najjar about Arab theater, how arts humanize, art as a threat, defund & defang, cinema vs. live performance, the power and energy in silence, serious listening, the "Pinter Pause", the importance of contemplation, "Angels in America", waking people up, Middle Eastern feminist theater, the Theater of Exile, authoritarian & collaborative arts, the joy and beauty of chaos, staying flexible, solidarity, broken windows, the L.A. riots/uprising, veneers of civility, and how empathy is a political act. Referenced: Angela Davis on violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HnDONDvJVE The Tyranny of Structurelessness: http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm