A blog for the creative writing class taught by Corey Frost at Queens College in the fall of 2008.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Don't Get Wet
The air conditioner is not turned on. The curtain rises. 24 Performers enter stage each holding a bucket. Performers grab water balloon from bucket and throw at audience.
M. Sept 8: Kurt Vonnegut Jr./ Justine on Franz Kafka W. Sept 10: Arlene on Denis Johnson / Joanne on Eileen Myles M. Sept 15: Nicholson Baker / Jody Ann on Lori Moore W. Sept 17: WORKSHOP (Jacob and Ashmeena and Patricia) M. Sept 22: Roland Barthes / Jacob on Jorge Luis Borges W. Sept 24: Class cancelled. M. Oct 6: WORKSHOP (Joanne and Nadia and Tyrike) T. Oct 14: Maria on Lydia Davis / Joe Brainard / Angie on Jack Spicer W. Oct 15: WORKSHOP (William, Angie, and Shane) M. Oct 20: WORKSHOP W. Oct 22: B. K. Stefans / Patricia on J.R. Carpenter (who will also visit) M. Oct 27: Ammiel Alcalay / Dewa on Mahmoud Darwish / kari edwards / Anthony on Kent Johnson W. Oct 29: WORKSHOP (Jody-Ann, Justine, Anthony, and Dewa) M. Nov 3: Hallie on Kimiko Hahn / Roger Sedarat / Nadia on Marjane Satrapi W. Nov 5: WORKSHOP (Maria, Arlene, and Hallie) M. Nov 10: Georges Perec / Christian Bök / Ashmeena on Kenneth Goldsmith W. Nov. 12: WORKSHOP (Jacob, Tyrike) M. Nov 17: Bertolt Brecht / William on Antonin Artaud W. Nov 19: WORKSHOP (Patricia, Shane) M. Nov 24: Miranda July / Spalding Gray / Shane on Catherine Kidd W. Nov 26: WORKSHOP (Ashmeena, Jody-Ann, Angie) M. Dec 1: Anna Deveare Smith / Tyrike on Ntozake Shange W. Dec 3: WORKSHOP M. Dec 8: WORKSHOP W. Dec 10: WORKSHOP M. Dec 15: WORKSHOP
2 comments:
this sounds like fun.....the water ballons....but why would the preformers do that? it has me wondering wat will the audience/preformers do next?
I agree with Ashmeena, I am wondering what is going to happen next. Very creative.
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