Towards a Eucharistic Theatre
byI’m currently on a month-long road trip around the Eastern half of the U.S., visiting members of religious orders who work in the professional…
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The Artist as Rememberer (Part 2)
byPart 2 of this post seeks to answer the questions put forth in part 1 in a more general way. I asked earlier: How…
Received like Christ: Benedictine Hospitality in the Theatre
byI’ve written elsewhere about the idea of a Benedictine theatre company, that is, a theatre company which operates according to the values of Benedictine…
The Artist as Rememberer (Part 1)
byIn an interview, Wendell Berry once remarked: “In a truly grounded, locally adapted culture, the artists would be rememberers.”[1] This statement brought up several…
Because it is Friday in this Place
byThis week Jenn Craft and Cole Matson have explored, in a thoughtful way, the significance of place in the arts. Today’s post will not…
The Place of ‘Place’: Community-Building in American Theatre
byYesterday, Jenn Craft asked, ‘If you are a practicing artist, how might a deepened relationship to place affect your work?’ This question is becoming…
Chapter Five: Can art be a religion?
byReview of Chapter 5 in What Good are the Arts? by John Carey. Transpositions is hosting reviews of each chapter of this book from…