Voice and Power

I'm posting above videos and other items about beauty, fame and the power of the media. And below, on the idea of carnival as a model for the future and the need for a people's art.

For me, Agon like Eno's Carnival can create a new culture, by allowing all the voices young and old, men and women of every class and every shade of beautiful brown to shape culture. As equals within the community. Which is I was happy for my first theatre project to bring the voices, and concerns of young people to the GLA.

As our director Corinne Micallef puts it: "There is a problem about voice, and the fact that people today feel so powerless. For example about the war you can talk until you are blue in the face or march in millions, but nobody listens. Agon could be great if it could actually effect change"

We've chosen the topic of media power because school students, just like adults - and perhaps more so - feel intensely its power over their lives. Pressure to conform to superficial ideals of beauty, and a perfection that is unattainable. But what makes for real beauty?

You can read more about the ancient origins of Agon, and our coming show at the Scoop at our website People in Common

And feel free to post your comments here!