The Senses

[jorgemorejon]

Very seldom do I get to consciously consider the importance of the senses in performance practices and how neglected has the exploration and use of the senses been in this field.  I realize that it is probably only in recent times that the use of the senses has been forgotten and avoided.  In theatre, for instance, the senses used to be part of

Comments

[anonymous]

"In a modern world invaded by entertainment and pop art, divided in very specific fields of performance and immersed in a sanitized version of reality, where the senses are all transposed, camouflaged, distorted and avoided by industrial, first world, urban, manicured and/or marginal environments, the exploration of performance through the senses becomes a refreshing alternative to performative numbness

technology and consumption

[jorgemorejon]

For many years now I have traveled through and occasionally lived in several countries, always in search of that other place where I could find “perfect happiness.” In the past, after reading your comment, I would have probably jumped on the idea of going to Nigeria to experience first hand happiness where as you say “social connectedness, spiritual depth, simplicity, modesty of expectations, gratitude, patience, touch, music, movement, play, "downtime" and a certain amount of doing without,” seem to be present there and lacking here. I agree with you that “we live in a world hungry for sensorial experience, but instead people turn to technology and consumption to satiate this need.” Just today, as I was walking to the supermarket, the word super has already become a normal measure; there was a sign next to the beauty parlor in the mall advertising the following: “we do more lips than anyone else.” Perhaps, for a person from a less economically aggressive country, this statement wouldn’t make any sense. Aren’t we usually born with

On finding happiness...

[anonymous]

"I no longer think there is a better there. We can find perfect happiness here