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South Dakota...Fun Was had By All

Mike

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South Dakota Art Center Stops French Performance Involving Vomiting, Simulated Sex
AP ^ | Saturday, March 10, 2007


RAPID CITY, South Dakota — A show where French performance artists vomited, simulated sex and threw fake feces was stopped by the promoter, who quickly apologized.

Lisou Prout and Jean-Louis Costes also stripped and spit potato chips on the crowd at a local arts center.

Audience members said the act depicted American life from birth to death. The show was stopped shortly after a simulated sex act involving a carrot.

"I was told they were performance artists from France and were highly recommended. I think I was told wrong," said promoter Kevin Dorsman, who stopped the show.

It was much too extreme for Rapid City, population 60,000 or so, but well done as performance art, Dorsman added.

"My understanding is nobody had any idea, and these two performers just decided to drop their drawers or whatever," said Barb Evenson, who handles rentals for the Dahl Arts Center.

Dorsman stressed that the art center had nothing to do with bringing in the group.
 

Jassy

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I read about this in the rapid paper...I don't care if it's a midwest thing or not, the idea that we're not ready for "art" like that...I personnaly think that those French artists can go back to whereever they came from...and stuff like that shouldn't be considered entertainment in any part of the country!!!
 

Red Robin

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Well done as preformance art he said????????????? :mad:
It's stupid to believe that the whole deal is all a surprise to everyone. Someone knew what their act was about and thought it'd be a good deal for South Dakota to be exposed to some "culture" and desensitize them to evil. I'll guarantee it. It's disgusting and who ever hired them should be fired. The promoter should never get another gig in America.
 

nr

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I don't think anywhere, North, East, South or West needs "performance art" like that. What a poor excuse for art.
If they wanted cheap notoriety they got it.
 
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