long reads from elsewhere — ted witzel // blog

BERLIN MANIFESTO #8.3 // NO BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

some thoughts about meat orgies, the kickstarter economy, and where the hell we'll find an audience again.

long reads from elsewhere, buddies in bad timested witzelOctober 4, 2017belgrade, berlin, theatre, volksbühne, maxim gorki theater, schaubühne, shakespeare in high park, kickstarter, mount olympus, jan fabré, buddies in bad times, queerComment

TRYING NOT TO FUCK IT UP WHILE THE WHOLE WORLD GOES TO SHIT

most people only have the energy to be political about x number of things in their lives. we are a mess of contradictions, the result of prioritizing our politics.

long reads from elsewhereted witzelAugust 5, 2016intermission, summerworks, trompe-la-mort, anthony macmahon, trump, clinton, brexit, organic produce, politicsComment

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE LIFESPANS OF MAYFLIES AND EMERGING ARTISTS

a long-form piece about segregating "emerging" voices from the "established."

long reads from elsewhere, buddies in bad timested witzelJanuary 21, 2016buddies in bad times, queer, emerging artists, avant garde, futurismComment

FAILED BERLIN MANIFESTO #6.3

do we need a bout of stalinism to happen to us before we start to think that theatre could be important of impactful?

buddies in bad times, long reads from elsewhereted witzelNovember 2, 2015berlin, theatre, schaubühne, maxim gorki theater, audience, despotism, toronto, buddies in bad timesComment

SWORDFIGHTS AND SEX MURDER AND SELLING OUT

does an abundance of infrastructure and lack of suffering involved in a piece’s creation fundamentally undermine its integrity?

buddies in bad times, long reads from elsewhereted witzelJune 16, 2015buddies in bad times, theatre, lulu, stratfordComment

FLOUNDERING IN THE MORASS

how do we convince audiences and artists that it’s ok to feel confused, conflicted, maybe even a little bit dumb, or bigoted, or helpless?

buddies in bad times, long reads from elsewhereted witzelApril 2, 2015buddies in bad times, toronto, theatreComment

THE GHOSTS IN THE WINGS

satire and subject and the disappearing distance between them.

long reads from elsewhereted witzelNovember 2, 2013rob ford, stephen harper, theatre, toronto, brecht, arturo ui, jennifer wise, gangsters, satire, spoofComment