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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

There's never an end for the sea.

-Samuel Beckett

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: I just finished listening to two excellent productions of "Waiting for Gidot" and "Krapps Last Tape" on my ipod. I've always imagined that Beckett was to theatre what John Cage was to classical music. Not so! Both plays are extremely entertaining and very funny.

-Lowen; 3/09/2011 9:32 AM
funke/donovan said...: It is always easier to find something entertaining when you are on the inside of the inside joke.

I've always felt that Cage was actually more fun to perform than to listen to -- the musicians are really the only ones on the inside of this inside joke, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.

Cage is less like Beckett and more like community theatre improv.; 3/10/2011 7:35 AM
Anonymous said...: I think John Cage would be a bit miffed if he knew he was compared to community theatre improv (a.k.a. dork city).

You've seen Waiting for Guffman, right?; 3/10/2011 9:28 AM
funke/donovan said...: "I'll take a coke and one ingenue to go, please." = one of my favorites.

Cage was about the erasure of the composer (and hence more power to the performer). Community theatre improv is the epitome of no author and all power to the performer. And it can be an excruciating experience if that power isn't backed by some talent. Just saying.

...and usually the people who think improv is dork city are the people with no talent. Also just saying.; 3/10/2011 2:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Theadork!; 3/11/2011 8:05 AM

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