Squat Theatre Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Squat Theatre.
Top Quotes
“And nothing changed, you just can't beat fantasy.”
“Plays get old much faster than paintings or music.”
“We were a group of alien people in an alien environment.”
“And our fantasy land became a small storefront on 23rd street.”
“What we try to do is not to get a limitation on what we call art.”
“Moments of "Pig, Child, Fire!" are vicious, violent, lewd, and tasteless.”
“in this unlimited theatre space, fantasy became real and accident became fiction.”
“Through the store window, we opened the Theatre to the Real, inviting trouble and fun.”
“Wikipedia: Squat Theatre”
“PLAYS BY SQUAT THEATRE Artpool, Hungary.”
“Occasionally, there are moments of grotesque, even of vaudeville, as is everything, with a straight, stony face.”
“Wikicommons: Squat Theatre”
“In 1976 the authorities gave them the "choice" to either cease doing theater or leave the country and never return.”
“Squat Theatre was a major presence in the downtown art and theater world of New York, where the group lived and worked from 1977 until 1985.”
“After their performances were banned by the Hungarian government, they resorted to performing in members' apartments—a solution they embraced.”
“A Matter of Facts 1982 by Eric Mitchell w/ Squat Theatre (Archival)”
“In the use of stage pictures, the merging of several media and the expansion of perspective, it is distantly related to some American experimental companies.”