Thomas Riccio

Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy

An associative view of the days, nights and characters that enclosed the life of Arthur Janov, which defines in the conclusion "It's never too late to have a happy childhood". Arthur Janov (1924-2017) was a classic instance of being the right charismatic therapist at the right time - the zeitgeist. Dr. Janov first heard about the embryo to the primal scream through one of his patients when he performed conventional psycho dynamic therapy. It was an absurd theatre performance by Raphael Montañez Ortiz called "Mommy, Daddy" presented in London, 1966. The birth of Primal therapy happened when Arthur Janov's book, "The Primal Scream" was published early 1970.

TNB

The action takes us on a disturbing, high-energy, graphic experience that is like attending a heady African American Studies lecture on the set of a blaxploitation film, performed in a former Dallas drug house. Paint chips and discarded plywood litter the broken sidewalk that leads from the empty back parking lot through knee-high weeds to the house where local performance art collective Dead White Zombies' newest site-specific performance installation takes place. Video projections play on various monitors. Loud Rap music surrounds us. Mama is cooking and cleaning in the kitchen.

TNB

The action takes us on a disturbing, high-energy, graphic experience that is like attending a heady African American Studies lecture on the set of a blaxploitation film, performed in a former Dallas drug house. Paint chips and discarded plywood litter the broken sidewalk that leads from the empty back parking lot through knee-high weeds to the house where local performance art collective Dead White Zombies' newest site-specific performance installation takes place. Video projections play on various monitors. Loud Rap music surrounds us. Mama is cooking and cleaning in the kitchen.

There Is Never a Reference Point

A journey into the consciousness of Jamie a woman diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. A documentary of an experimental stage performance that invited audiences to enter, witness and interact with each of the eight personalities. Jamie, the host, and all the others, Rita, Misty, Patty, Magick, Bobby, Cleopatra, Marta, and James reveal, manage, and ultimately celebrate the uniqueness of their being.

There Is Never a Reference Point

A journey into the consciousness of Jamie a woman diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. A documentary of an experimental stage performance that invited audiences to enter, witness and interact with each of the eight personalities. Jamie, the host, and all the others, Rita, Misty, Patty, Magick, Bobby, Cleopatra, Marta, and James reveal, manage, and ultimately celebrate the uniqueness of their being.

There Is Never a Reference Point

A journey into the consciousness of Jamie a woman diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. A documentary of an experimental stage performance that invited audiences to enter, witness and interact with each of the eight personalities. Jamie, the host, and all the others, Rita, Misty, Patty, Magick, Bobby, Cleopatra, Marta, and James reveal, manage, and ultimately celebrate the uniqueness of their being.