The Strange & the Ordinary; or, Why People Like Mystery Stories

This exciting Dramatic Presentation of Aesthetic Realism will feature Eli Siegel’s funny and moving lecture “The Strange & the Ordinary; or, Why People Like Mystery Stories!” In it, he said:

“One of the things that the mystery story has done is to make every object important. Since you can’t find this villain without knowing what the oatmeal is doing there, naturally this is a great day for oatmeal. There is a terrific audience for the TV mystery. The desire to see what is wrong, what is most terrifying, goes on. And there is suspense—that moment between what is good and what is bad, what is known and what is not known.”

Also:
What Do You Owe Another Person? a Reenactment of an Aesthetic Realism Lesson:
“Do you think you can be happy without wanting people to be stronger?”—Eli Siegel

And–Power & Grace in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, by Karen Van Outryve

“The way violin and cello assert themselves and yield to each other can make a person listening to Swan Lake believe more in the existence of true love.”

—And more!











When: Sat., Sep. 21, 2019 at 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Where: Aesthetic Realism Foundation
141 Greene St.
212-777-4490
Price: $10 suggested contribution
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This exciting Dramatic Presentation of Aesthetic Realism will feature Eli Siegel’s funny and moving lecture “The Strange & the Ordinary; or, Why People Like Mystery Stories!” In it, he said:

“One of the things that the mystery story has done is to make every object important. Since you can’t find this villain without knowing what the oatmeal is doing there, naturally this is a great day for oatmeal. There is a terrific audience for the TV mystery. The desire to see what is wrong, what is most terrifying, goes on. And there is suspense—that moment between what is good and what is bad, what is known and what is not known.”

Also:
What Do You Owe Another Person? a Reenactment of an Aesthetic Realism Lesson:
“Do you think you can be happy without wanting people to be stronger?”—Eli Siegel

And–Power & Grace in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, by Karen Van Outryve

“The way violin and cello assert themselves and yield to each other can make a person listening to Swan Lake believe more in the existence of true love.”

—And more!

Buy tickets/get more info now