And today western civilzation and the cultures within it look to be #Betrayal.
From #Gaza to #DomesticViolence, from #FreeSpeechAbsolutists & #BodilyAutonomyAbsolutists through to #ConsumerCulture and the #MajorReligions, #Capitalism and #Poverty it's betrayal and more betrayal.
And not surprisingly betrayal is today brutally obvious in interpersonal relationships as well.
Options: Harden up, soften, go it alone, seek out more honesty and responsibility, give up, ... ?
How do you do it?
And driving home, the radio plays, missing a 2 minute introduction in an oblivious act of mercy, a performance of In Place (Once More) of Another as the 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture.
I'm deeply touched by this.
And find it and everywhere, all-the-time, #Betrayal interact in non-obvious ways.
#RexCramphorn
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/-forced-entertainment-tim-etchells-terry-o-connor-rex-cramphorn/105318806
Words can mean everything, or nothing at all: it all depends on how they're delivered. This relationship between writer, script, actor and audience creates a particular tension that lies at the heart of performance. Who gives meaning to the words, interprets the creative material, who holds the power? This is a lecture, but not as you know it, by members of the multi award-winning British theatre company Forced Entertainment. The 15th annual Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture was delivered at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 18 March, 2025. Speakers Terry O'Connor Performer and co-founder, Forced Entertainment Tim Etchells Artistic Director and co-founder, Forced Entertainment Ian Maxwell (host) Chair of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Sydney
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