IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

LETTERS Problems with arts coverage

Red Weekly No. 182, 13 January 1977 · p. 8 of the scan · 546 words

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I is necessary to remark on your Over the ast tew months its quantity has increased dramatically. This development is DOSITIVe. and has mercase tit duality orne baser Nevertheless, the content of the arts' articles gives great cause for reflect a point view maris Treme ano. moreover Can age a book tim, pay t First or ail. the view is wrong and unhelpful. It strengthens the general cuntural understanding in favour of political content.

As an example-let me cite the heatre group CAS Most of their productions are politically impeccable and clear. The mere existence of such material IS, an asset to the workers apply dosolutely needless limitanions to nemserves Most or their snows are uninteresting to all except the politireason is that their literary and acting niques are kept dr an extremery ow level. Not oniv does unis H their audience to hardened Trots, but it makes it impossible to THE CHINESE TRIAD' societies have recently been in the news over their drug-smuggling activities.

hoversemene IMG Student Commission, Saturday 15 ceveloo. as a resut ine aucience shrinks further, and their effectIn the same way the views of your correspondent van aaroner are a bositive ninetance to unoer standing the significance and role of non-socialist vanuary issue on ine cxorcist and ine omen. ine tencency to turn "supernatural" forces" (beliefs which are themFOCUES Times or economic crisis The general comment is quite true. Reparon But in asic fourish and Exorcist (i have man is extremely weir made well acted, and well written - in a purely technical sense.

Moreover, it draws on the technical tricks of the Gothic tradition or literature ano meatre. was itself part of romanticism.

movement in the arts was a revolt against feudal GoInIC inclucine ine exorcis. - is an integral part of bourgeois cutthe Middle Ages, Of course, films like The Exorcist peddle a reactionary message ano nave in oeneral a reactionary effect. But that effect cannot be They were originally established to night me Mannu aynasty, strictly speaking the name Triad only apolca to an unaereround society formed in the Canton provInce or cnna tourn ouer sImI lar organisations were north of the Yangtse notably the "Qing Bang' and the *Hong For in your 6 "Gark feudal and CAST in action - needless limitations? combatted except by work of at least comparabie tecnnical excel ence.

Moreover, recognise that the symbols conventions of normal theatre an cinend dre accented. acceptance has to be subverted before a counter-attack can launched. understanding of the techniques views of comrade Gardner do not understanding the gaining of it.

Thus - referring to the differences between comrade Gardner s views and those it these are by and large There its members, dressed as workers, ana joined the supporters of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang to attack the trade union organisa tions.

In the bitter fighting that folformed lowed at least 300 trade unionists river were killed. 5.000 went missing and the union headquarters at it is necessary great help.

widely familiar and Tamary ane TimS Days That requires a detailed take a loss ornesente the need for that such they obstruct Daily exceren nancy sed somewhere of Lenin and unfortunate that sense too Marxist gow]. the prostitution, drug rackets. Hong Kong Triad society members.

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