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November 19, 2008
Blogging about a musical, dancing about architecture
Introducing the blog about a musical theater project about development in Brooklyn.
The Civilians will be premiering "Brooklyn at Eye Level" December 4-7 at the Brooklyn Lyceum. The musical is based on material compiled from interviews with folks in the neighborhood.
Quotes gleaned from the interviews are being posted daily on the Brooklyn at Eye Level Blog. Below are some excerpts from what has been posted already. Who knows, you might recognize the thoughts and sentiments of one of your neighbors.
“When you look at the renderings and what the finished product is going to look like, I think it’s wonderful. NYC is all about evolution, it’s all about re-inventing itself and my whole thing is…get on the bandwagon. If you really don’t like change then go to the midwest somewhere where communities– you could go there a hundred years later and it still looks the same.” - A New Yorker for Change
“I just see the development that is happening all over Brooklyn, that it doesn’t match the beauty that already exists. And I just wonder in fifty years if America is going to be able to see the wonder and the beauty of what we created, instead of this cardboard cut-out bullshit that is passed off for living. So am I a fan of the arena? No.” - Former Fort Greene Resident
“Now I look around and my son doesn’t necessarily know the people next door cause we don’t talk to them. People are moving in and out so much that you don’t really wanna get to know them because you don’t know what they’re about. I don’t want my son to talk to any little kid because one, I’m afraid he’s gonna get attached to them and they’re gonna move away and two, I don’t know what their parents are like.” - Worried Mother
“Clipboards are one of the most important tools for community organizing. Because you’re always asking people to sign things.” - Community Organizer
“I mean buildings are ethical finally. The amassing of power, the amassing of money, the kind of deals that you make, the exclusion of other people to make those deals, the blocking of light – that’s ethical. That’s architecture. Architecture is ethical.” - Architecture enthusiast
“You want my stories? You gots to come up off that cash. . . I’m not giving up my life for free. . . I gots lots of stories too. Lots. I’ve been living here all my life…. That’s over fifty years. Over fifty years of stories. Nah. Like I said, you gotta pay me. You telling me you ain’t got no monay? You got money. . .Not-for-profit? What that mean? You still got a producer. Producers got money. , , How I’m gonna give you my life for free? …I got fifty-six years a stories. But, I ain’t no chump. - Someone Who Needs Some Cash
Posted by lumi at November 19, 2008 5:24 AM