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Summary: The concept for a performance art piece should be clear and direct; make people think or rock the boat. Learn to be a performance artist with a concept in this free conceptual art video.

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By Athena Reich
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Athena Reich is a professional musician, actress, artist, singer, songwriter and coach for all of the above. She is based in New York City. Reich has released four CDs, toured...read more

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"In this clip "All About Performance Art", I'm going to talk about your concept. So you want to create a performance art piece, you got to get a concept. This is not entertainment, this is art. You got to say something. Now earlier, you saw me completely break out of a garbage bag. I can't just do that for kicks, I got to have a concept. Well here's my concept. The garbage of society. We're throwing things away. We're wasteful. And it's time for re-birth. We can, I'm, my concept is re-birth and hope in the midst of garbage. Sometimes it feels like, you know, our society is falling apart. But there's a re-birth. So that is a good strong concept for Performance Art because it's a clear concept, I can say it in one sentence- Rebirth from destruction and it provokes. It rocks the boat. Alright. So it provokes and rocks the boat. For example, I took a garbage bag, put it over my head and I broke out of it. I'm showing that you can create rebirth from destruction. That is a clear, clear concept. It rocks the boat, it's about society. Get a concept, make people think."

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