[Mb-hair] Re- HAIR Nude scene

[John Zuehlke]

Richard,

I completely agree that the nude scene(s) can be done in a very beautiful and artistic way, and I have always been an advocate of utilizing the tool of nudity in more-, and more varied-, ways in theater. The lighting should be appropriate to the context of scene.

I also agree that "THE NUDE SCENE" was over-hyped and represented as more controversial than it was in the early HAiR productions. One should remember, though, that in the post World War II era, HAiR was the first work of musical theater on Broadway to feature nudity - and mixed-sex group nudity even! It was controversial.

Since my introduction to HAiR on stage was the Aquarius production in Los Angeles, I cannot say whether I would have experienced the nude scene as being "like gazing on nudes at the louvre". Unfortunately, my impression was that performed in a somewhat embarrassed, almost furtive, manner.


The point that I was trying to make in my previous posts is that in the United States of America, it currently would be quite foolhardy to allow any minors to participate in the nude in any production no matter how benign, artistic, relevant, or dimly-lit the scene is. Even in film, this is a dangerous area. By saying this, I am not saying that I agree that conditions should be so.



Blessed be with peace, love, freedom, and joy!
John


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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:58:15 -0400
From: "richard haase" <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com>
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the nude scene was really a very beautiful artistic scene
done in dim lighting
and was really hyped as contraversial in a sense more than it was
my memory of the scene in the original production 
was that it was very beautiful
like gazing on nudes at the louvre
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On Friday, 15 April, 2005 Walter Michael Harris <wmichaelharris at earthlink.net> wrote: "I was 16 in 1968 and did the nude scene much of the time during my eleven months with the show."

Rather unthinkable nowadays, isn't it? Well, as Bob Dylan said "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

Blessed be with peace, love, freedom, and joy!

John

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