ARROWS
ARROWS
ARROWS Towards the end of the Myth and Theatre Festival on
Eros and Psyche - I had to admit I was more
interested in arrows than in phalluses or penises,
and, much like Freud, who saw penises everywhere,
I see arrows everywhere, and especially in
choreographic theater laboratories. Directing a
laboratory is something like this: looking out for the
arrows, their directions, deducing guidelines. It’s a
matter of seeing the arrows fly, working out their
directions, pinpointing where they come from (actors,
texts, gestures, coincidences, music, etc.) and whom
or what they aim at.
In cosmogonies, Eros is often called Protogonos, the
first principle that puts the world in motion. Eros
brings order to Chaos, but when the order gets too
rigid, it is he who returns it to Chaos – the French call
it le bordel (the brothel!) It is often the case when one
of his arrows pierces our heart... These arrows are
Eros’ writing. This is the authority, the author I seek,
the writing that so interest me: Eros’ play-wrighting.
We will also discuss Peter Kingsley’s arrows, which
are musical ones, and his proposals on the origins of
Mongolian shamanism - and philosophy.
Lors du festival qui vient de s’achever, dédié à Eros
et Psyché, j’ai admis que j’étais plus intéressé par
les flèches que par les phallus et les pénis, et que,
un peu comme Freud, qui voyait des pénis partout,
moi je vois des flèches partout, et notamment dans
les laboratoires de théâtre chorégraphique. Diriger
un laboratoire performatif c’est aussi cela : flécher
des parcours, indiquer des directions, proposer des
directives. Il s’agit de voir les flèches voler, détecter
les directions, localiser d’où elles partent (acteurs,
textes, gestes, coïncidences, musiques, etc.) et
vers qui ou vers quoi elles pointent.
Dans les cosmogonies, Eros est souvent le
protogonos, le principe premier qui met le monde
en mouvement. Il met de l’ordre dans le Chaos,
mais, lorsque l’ordre se rigidifie, c’est lui qui,
comme on dit : « fout le bordel ». C’est souvent
ainsi lorsque l’une de ses flèches nous perce le
cœur… Ces flèches sont l’écriture d’Eros. C’est
cette autorité-là, cet auteur-là, et cette écriture-là,
qui m’intéressent tellement : la dramaturgie d’Eros.
Nous parlerons aussi des flèches de Peter
Kingsley, elles, musicales aussi, de ses
propositions sur les origines du chamanisme
mongol – et de la philosophie.
Arrows Peter Kinglsey : A Story Waiting to Pierce You:
Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World
“Kingsley tells the true story of where our
western culture really came from and of
where it is taking us now. A STORY
WAITING TO PIERCE YOU is an account
of our past and our future as human
beings.
It traces the ancient threads that connect
Mongolia, Tibet and Native Americans to
the very origins of western civilization
showing how these sacred ties have
shaped our lives today.
By the author of Reality and In the Dark
Places of Wisdom, is a work both of magic
and of the finest scholarship.”
Arrows Peter Kinglsey : Mongolia
Arrows Peter Kinglsey : Mongol Empire
Arrows Peter Kinglsey : Mongolia
Festival Mythe et Théâtre 2016
Eros et Psyché / Théâtre de la Sexualité Notes pour les dernières Conversations – 13 et 14 juillet 2016
Arrow Penis Phallus
Anima Platonic Love
Eros and Arrows
Platonic Love
Eros and Penis
Eros and Phalus
Psyche and Anima
Penis & Phallus
Hermès Ityphallique (Phallus = Penis in erection - Autonomous)
Herms = bornes / flèches
Alcibiades Scandal
Penis & Phallus
Priapus http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3130219/Mystery-Priapus-massive-
manhood-Archaeologists-claim-2-000-year-old-fresco-fertility-god-reveals-penis-
disorder.html
Baubo : a femenine parallel
Apotropaic
Rafael Lopez-Pedraza on Freud
Phallus
The Mysteries of Eleusis
Phallophoria processions and
hymns / Bacchanalia
Heraclitus (frag. 15)
The phallic processions and
hymns in honor of Dionysus
would be disgraceful
exhibitions were not
Dionysus and Hades the
same.
Winged phallus
Picasso’s phallophoria
Picasso’s phallophoriae