Rachel Rosenthal: 2 (Art & Performance) - Softcover

Roth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801856299 ISBN 13: 9780801856297

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1997

Synopsis

In Rachel Rosenthal, editor Moira Roth brings together a powerful portrait of the woman the Village Voice calls "one of America's most intelligent, politically committed, and challenging performance artists." Featuring critical commentary, interviews, and photographs of Rosenthal's performances and collecting for the first time a selection of her writings (including the script of Rachel's Brain), the book captures the voice of a unique American artist.
Inspired by theatrical writings of Antonin Artaud, Rosenthal's performance art blends music, words, images, and dance into ferociously moving works - a theater of cruelty tempered by love, fiercely intense yet unsentimentally hopeful. With her shaved head, elegant stature, and distinctive style, she has become an icon of the American avant garde - archetypal prophet, Artaudian snake charmer, and vengeful seer who chides humanity for its crimes against the earth and itself.

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Review

"" Meredith Monk and Rachel Rosenthal... focus on two of the most influential female performance artists in America. The books include interviews, critical essays, and production notes for specific works, plus extensive introductions by scholars and critics." -- Chronicle of Higher Education

Book Description

"One of America's most intelligent, politically committed, and challenging performance artists." -- Village Voice

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801856299
• ISBN 13: 9780801856297
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224