Consumerist Theatre

I guess what I was driving at yesterday with that post about consumerism could be summed up in a simpler more direct fashion - but it can take time to work these things into words…

Theatre and performance, I think, lay bare the foundations of what our culture really consists of: people playing roles. The Great Guiding Myth™ of our times is that by acquiring more money, you can take on any role you want to, simply by buying the products associated with that role.


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This entry was written by playing a lot of chess, posted on June 18, 2008 at 1:55 pm.

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4 Comments

  1. Free Range Organic Human
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    What are we all beneath the c0stumes?

  2. Free Range Organic Human
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

    The fleur di lis is a jester’s hat.

  3. Big Elk
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 2:20 pm | Permalink

    What are we all beneath the c0stumes?

    How should I know? Can we only experience ourselves by taking on costumes?

  4. Free Range Organic Human
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 2:51 pm | Permalink

    When we realize they are c0stumes and that we are playing a game then we can realize wh0 we are.

    We aren’t the invisible man.

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