My Manifesto

MANIFESTO
To be yelled at the top of one’s voice anywhere in the aisles of Target
Damaris Webb


I am a post-modern deconstructionist using the techniques of direct perception, contemplation and body-mind centering, combining the forms of vaudeville, viewpoints, contemplative dance, physical theater and the eight octave voice to create live theater that is provocative, sustainable, compassionate and socially responsible.

I am an instigator, manifester, curator, collaborator, teacher, archivist, actress, performance artist and director. I am a Theater Maker.

I believe in the power of the ensemble, in the non-hierarchical approach to theater making, in listening to space, in the bodymind, in the energizing action of recycling theatrical material, in finding one clear space, in the responsibility of being a citizen artist, in acts of graciousness and generosity.

I believe in the exchange between audience and performance and it’s power to educate and evoke questions of oneself, of one’s society, and of the nature of things. I believe that creativity is not rearranging; it is transformation.

I value collaborative creation, rigor, the creative process, and transparency in process and product. My vision is to create engaging, socially relevant, sustainable theater that encourages connections, empathy and vicissitudes.

I seek to be an inspired human being.