MY NEIGHBOR WENT TO AN ART OF BLEEDING PRESENTATION AND SAID IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE REACT SO STRONGLY?
Staged around a working ambulance, our audiences will experience many of the sights and sounds of an actual medical emergency. For some, the gushing fluids, cries and fumes can be overwhelming. For others it is the program's rapid-fire cataloging of countless forms of suffering, mutilation, and disfigurement. Yet these elements form only a small part of Art of Bleeding presentations. Violently disturbing content is juxtaposed in equal measure with lackadaisical and seemingly absurd references to pop music, pop culture, and golf. While most find relief in this counterpoint, others experience an unsettling sense of dissonance and are disturbed by juxtapositions they find "disrespectful" or "stupid." Anger is a frequent and understandable response.
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