The Lysistrata Project
Hey there! Have any of you heard of the Lysistrata Project? On Monday, March 3rd, 2003, theatre artists from around the world united in an effort to express their disapproval - and hopefully thwart - the war on Iraq. It was a day of global theatrical protest, the first ever world-wide theatre event for peace.
But sadly, it seems that Bush is keen on war, and the bombs will be dropped no matter what anyone says or does.
I wish something could be done! ANd people have already done so much!!! How can we stop the war from happening? Avoid the bloodshed and the violence?
By the way, if any of your participated in the anti-war marches a couple of weeks ago, here's my favorite banner: "Stop Mad Cowboy Disease!"
Hi Blisslessly, you are the first person to post in the Performance forum in some time, U&D is a wee bit short on Thespians methinks!
I heard about the series of readings of Aristophanes' anti-war comedy Lysistrata, at venues allover the world .
Quote:Richard Wilson, Joseph Fiennes and Lindsay Duncan were among 300 people who wore Greek-style masks to stage a three-minute silence in London's Parliament Square, before reading an extract from the play.
Aristophanes set the work in ancient Greece, where women withhold sex until the men agree to outlaw war. Somehow I get the feeling that GWB wouldn’t be swayed too much if his wife held out on him – on the other hand, maybe that’s what’s happening? No shagging, so polish off those boys toys?!
Quote: What it takes is people who desire genuine Peace
rooted in spiritual values and social justice
raising our collective energy and combined economic power
in whole-hearted advancement of Peace
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The performance I saw was a student production. Lots of silence then lots of repetition, and slide shows on the side of the stage with images of anti-war slogans from all over the world.
The whole stage was draped in white, as were the actors, who comprised of just two women. One was a wife, the other a mother, and the topic was the husband/son who had gone to war. The wife says something along the lines of "I miss him, he's so full of love!" and the mother, "He's dead, even if he comes back, he is dead inside, I no longer have a son." And then they both face the audience, calling to all women, be they mothers, daughters, sisters, or wives, to love their men and stop them from going to war. "If you love them enough, they won't go."
Umm, yeah, not a fabulous scenario. But thanks for giving me the Greek background info, I understand it better now. I like the idea, deprive men from sex until they outlaw war!!! Those Greeks sure knew which strings to pull!
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