Theatre critics have no special access to the truth. And there should be no objective truth to art.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.
We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.
The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.
Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.
In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work of art.
If you think there is anything in theater that objectively exists without your point of view attached, you are wrong.
A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.
But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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