Post disc manifesto, for the record

because I mentioned it:

"Post-disciplinary" being mostly a joke, but one that keeps coming up. Tried to leave it open enough that it's not exclusive to performance. Very much a first draft. Would love to hear comments, amendments etc...
I think I need to add one for curiousity, but not tonight.


A Post-Disciplinary Manifesto
draft 1. Jacob Zimmer. 04/06/05

1. All categorization is marketing. Including this.

2. Nothing is ruled out. Nothing ruled in.

3. Rigour is required. Not everything goes.

4. Waking up is evidence of hope. Artwork even more so.

5. There is good and bad fun. Good fun is essential.

6. Separation between emotion, body and intellect is destroying the world. It’s also resulting in bad art.

7. When doing something strange, it is best to be relaxed. A willingness to approach strangeness is worth more then knowing the terrain, since the latter is a lie.

8. Lying is another word for imagination. The pursuit of the truth does not exclude lying, it requires it.

9. Have something to say. It’s possible to change your mind later.

10. Not being able to do something is no excuse not to. How else will we learn?