Ethan Philbrick, a cellist, professor, and doctor of Performance Studies is interested in the intersection between musical performance art and abolitionist politics. His work has been praised for its uniqueness and beauty and will leave Skirball audiences fascinated. Inspired by the 19th century anarchist Peter Kropotin’s critique of capitalism, Conquest of Bread, performers utilize the words of Kropotin to engage in choral performance.
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OFFICE HOURS
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Ethan Philbrick and Alice Teyssier on “Choral Marx”
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Recommended readings to get you in gear for the show.
- Ethan Philbrick, Composing With, 2018
- Matthew S. Adams, Rejecting The American Model: Peter Kropotkin’s Radical Communalism, 2014
- Ruth Kinna, Kropotkin’s Theory of Mutual Aid in Historical Context, 1995
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‘Choral Marx’ Sets ‘The Communist Manifesto’ to Music
“We’re singing our way through the contradictions of capital.”
Ethan Philbrick’s Group Works: Art, Politics, and Collected Ambivalence
“Group Works, Philbrick’s first book, is not a purely celebratory account of art groups, it is rather a meditation on the ambivalence of the group.”
Part-time faculty member Ethan Philbrick holds cello performance at Gaza Solidarity Encampment
“Philbrick performed “The unofficial national anthem of Palestine” titled “Mawṭinī,” written by Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, as well as an improvisational piece.”
What is “The Conquest of Bread”?
What is “The Conquest of Bread”?
The radical aristocrat who put kindness on a scientific footing
“Kropotkin drew on biology, sociology, history, (anti-racist) ethnology and anthropology to argue that species can organise and cooperate to overcome the natural environment and ensure their future survival.”
Peter Kropotkin and the Anarchist Intellectual Tradition
“Kropotkin’s philosophy of anarchism suffers from neglect in mainstream histories; misrepresented as a utopian creed or a recipe for social chaos and political disorder, the intellectual strengths and philosophical integrity is overlooked.”
