still from “Epti Spirit Channeling 2″ by Dick White Creative impulsion is a common thread that The Absurdists featured on AVA all have in common. It’s what drives them to continually pump out massive amounts of work usually unseen in the practice of “regular” artists. But it is also what leads many to go overboard; [...]
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B-SIDES (The Absurdist’s Side Projects) – “DICK WHITE SPIRIT CHANNELER”
Posted: January 8, 2012 in American Films, Collapse, Essays, UncategorizedTags: american films, b-sides, collapse, dick white
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“D I V O R C E” – Disseminating COLLAPSE’S Latest Spaztastic Social Critique
Posted: January 4, 2012 in American Films, CollapseTags: collapse, divorce, eli elliott, fran valentine, video art
“Divorce,” the short video piece by director Kelly Broich (who may also be one of the strangest satirists working today), featuring Fran Valentine and Eli Elliott, is yet another astute critique of one of our social institutions. I don’t know, but after watching this video I fear that by the time the Collapse cult is [...]
LOVE FLOATS MY BOAT – A 2012 Re-Edit From Collapse
Posted: January 2, 2012 in American Films, Collapse, UncategorizedTags: american films, collapse, collapse theater
What scares the shit out of me is that I know a Jerry Jeffers who fits our protagonist’s profile. He’s on SSI, takes psychotropic meds and always has a “business” dealio to offer. Gadzooks you fucks, get out of my head! – clvngodess COLLAPSE Theater (American Films) continues to churn out new work, while performing [...]
More Absurd Bizarreness from COLLAPSE
Posted: December 29, 2011 in American Films, CollapseTags: american films, anne mcdonald, brian burks, clowns, collapse, kelly broich, performance art
AVA reviewer Brian Burks takes on the latest Absurdist endeavours from theater and video art troupe, COLLAPSE. “Bear Killin’,” the short video piece directed by video artist Kelly Broich, featuring performance artist Anne McDonald, is one of the strangest clown videos I’ve seen this month. The film shows a female clown knifing and then [...]
