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Politics of the Unconscious and Surrealist Brunch
New Perspectives Theatre 456-458 West 37th Street, New YorkOver brunch, discover some of the grotesque dances by Valeska Gert (Weimar Era), and dance-theater of Pina Bausch and Mats Ek (1970s-80s). Dada and surrealism will not be left behind. We will explore how the aesthetic de-hierarchicalization and commodity culture inform our practices as witnesses and witnessed art makers.
Politics of the Unconscious: Second Sessions
New Perspectives Theatre 456-458 West 37th Street, New YorkWe will look at the images of the mental patients in the fin-de-siècle Parisian hospital Salpêtrière, many of which challenge the boundary between artistic representation and medical documentation. In light of day one, during the following Sunday, over a Surrealist Brunch,
The Politics of the Unconscious: Last Session
New Perspectives Theatre 456-458 West 37th Street, New YorkThrough theory and practice we will examine the psychoanalytic concept of the unconscious in the late 19th to 20th century. Starting with the fin-de-siècle Parisian hospital Salpêtrière, we will touch upon the historical resonances of the invention of mental pathology, and aesthetic forms that resonance has instigated.