responsibility and the desire for Art

Just last night i watched a piece of theatre/performance, that at the same time intrigued me and left me feeling somewhat alienated. heres the deal, myself and Deborah Forde had lead a workshop on diversity. talking with a group of new university students who wish to create art, we talked about the need to represent the diversity that is in the world they live in rather than to create work which is exclusive. this is the goal of the TDEV program at Concordia University(One that i am very proud of being part of. i think we made some head way. I spoke abouit the need to create work that talks to the world we see on the busses the subways, in the stores. Try to work with peoples who become invisible, once there is a picture to be made. Back to the theatrical bit, it works on the mundane, the everyday life, and I was wondering, is it the "priviledge" of some to actually make their daily quotidian existence "ART?" It bugged me no end to sit and watch. Those comfortable in the status quo treat their idle chatter as worthy of viewing. even if i love the people doing it. theres something,,,, talk to me, am I a art snob or just bitter.

Terminal Terminal

Its winding down to a few weeks before the opening of terminal terminal, and I have to admit, i am pretty excited about the whole thing. i have been looking all over the place for different information about Merhan, but it has hit me that i don't want to know anymore. I know it sounds really crass, but i find that i have an agenda, one is to tell some of his story, but the other is to look and figure out in a theatrical way, what would posses a man to sit in a place for that long, sure call it craziness! but that is not a logic. what is it that sends him over the edge? what running from or feels the need to be sheltered from?

as this is a work in progress please feel to comment, suggest,and offer any suggestion where i can perform this piece.

remember its in montreal at the MAI 3680 Jeanne-Mance, november 26,27,28