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The Hannah Complex

A response to Robin's response to my Miley project ––

This is a performance written by a couple of friends of mine (both, coincidentally, KnowYourMeme scientists) that sparked my interest in the philosophical/metaphysical/'pataphysical ramifications of Hannah Montana. From the program notes:

The Hannah Complex is a lecture in one act for two vocalists, chamber orchestra (or pre-recorded music), and slide-show.

What is reality? And how does it work? How are we able to make sense of the differences between it and fiction? But wait… what is sense? We all share it – there is a “common sense” – but how did it develop? Can there be more than one common sense?

The Hannah Complex is about reality, and the ways in which we, as members of it, are able to interact with and even control it. It sounds complicated and lofty, we know, but don’t worry we start small. Two vocalists begin with an explanation of common sense, and a straight forward comparison of fiction and non-fiction, and approach some interesting ideas about evolutionary theory, multiple personalities and the secret lives of pop stars. The Hannah Complex explains why it is certain images seek to replicate themselves endlessly, and why some of us are capable of being at once ourselves and also … well … anyone else.

The link below has a video of the full performance and a PDF of the score.

[The Hannah Complex]

--Ryan

Response to Ryan's piece on Miley

I have a friend in Toronto named Spenser Gordon who wrote a really interesting piece on the subject of Miley Cyrus and her duel persona. When he reads it out loud he does it in a Southern drawl. I have no idea why, but it could be fun to try reading it that that way for yourself. It really works for some odd reason.


http://www.joylandmagazine.com/stories/toronto/transcript_appeal_sentence