Daniel Strausman
10/24/17
Arts Activism
Issue of White Supremacy
I have been thinking for a while about how I can create a performance piece to tackle the problem of White supremacy. Lets break down what white supremacy is and how it exists. The dictionary definition of the word supremacy is, “The quality or state of being supreme; also :supreme authority or power.” So this notion/idea of white supremacy is the mindset that white people, mainly in power, are superior to all other races and religions; That all other races need to be civilized and they are the people to do so. Since Europeans have come to the Americas, they have used the bible to take and civilize this land. This ideology has created a system of democracy that is unbelievably one sided and unequal.
This project will consist of as actors dressing up as elected officials and members the Trump administration. These actors may interact, they may not. Then they will proceed to get undressed down to their under wear. Then turn into wild beasts and kill each other, possible feeding may occur.
Question I have are; do I write dialogue? Wear would this take place? Site specific? How long would this piece be? Is this even a viable option to do here? Could I find the right people to play the parts? How specific do I get?
I need to research more on the persons in charge who perpetuate the ideology of White Supremacy, In America. I would have to create a through line and a slight narrative. I would be interested in seeing this project through and potentially stage it.
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