Word: canosa
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...Canosa: When I first thought of doing theater, I felt, 'why do that when I can be so much more powerful manipulating film as a director,' whereas theater is only there for a second, but [at the same time] that's the great thing, that transitory moment, anything can happen, you can't rewind it, or freeze frame...
...Canosa: The chrysanthemum opening is supposed to be an orgasm at the end of Dream Play. But to me, the very first thing is she is born into the world, to me the end was like the womb closing back up, sucking her back up. Not about any chrysanthemum opening. No. [With] Dream Play, I'd say, I violated more of the integrity of the text than any other time. Because I didn't tell that story. It came from when I wanted to be a painter in theater, now I think storyteller is something I need...
...Canosa: I work with my actors, I tell them, inside this magic space, you can do nothing wrong, morally, ethically--maybe physically, I don't want you to hurt another actor. On the other hand, you can do something that represents the hurt of another actor...
...Canosa: One of my biggest problems is that I am always more interested in process than product. A week before the show, actors are always screaming "What the fuck am I going to do on stage...
...Canosa: It's my first musical. Manfred Kuhnert, who's directing the Lowell House Opera, Magic Flute, I've been talking to him about this new medium for me. I don't want anyone to ever say I'm going to see a "Hans Canosa play" and know what that...