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PvI#56: Interpreting the Monkey Man w/ Chris George

PvI#56: Interpreting the Monkey Man w/ Chris George

FromPhilosophy vs. Improv


PvI#56: Interpreting the Monkey Man w/ Chris George

FromPhilosophy vs. Improv

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chris has an act called "I Am the Show" where he improvises to a film that he hasn't seen that's playing silently, making up all the dialogue and sound effects.
Mark and Bill talk to Chris about being a spectator or critic of art: To understand a work, is it good or necessary to try to divine the artist's intentions, or is meaning in art something that happens after a work becomes an objective thing, such that the artist's intentions are not really relevant, and in fact the author might not have any better idea than you do of its meaning?
This spurs us for some reason to enact some scenes initiated by pantomime, i.e. silence. Darts, anyone? You can watch the unedited video of this episode for free.
Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com.
Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com.
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Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
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