tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post8284922471933306883..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: The Guardian Asks a QuestionFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-12809550983790283992007-03-16T07:55:00.000-07:002007-03-16T07:55:00.000-07:00Why are they even considered experiments!?Why aren...Why are they even considered experiments!?<BR/><BR/>Why aren't the well-made plays experiments?<BR/><BR/>Sorry. I just had to do that.Malachy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729185865764121986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-38425615784700160452007-03-15T09:18:00.000-07:002007-03-15T09:18:00.000-07:00I think that any group that is oppressed by anothe...I think that any group that is oppressed by another dominant group is more likely to experiment with form. A prevailing form will have associations with the dominant group, and seem inherently corrupt. In the 20th century, we've seen women writers, gay writers, and writers of color formally reject dominant forms, as part of the politics of their aesthetic.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if, globally, there turned out to be more women who consciously experiment artistically with form than men, given that they suffer oppression globally.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554005039757247562noreply@blogger.com