
It would be exponentially ostentatious of me to intellectualize my creativity
Or to rationalize what inspires me
Or to express all that my work is analytically
Because I cultivate thought see
That I materialize pseudo-physically
Then I meta-consciously incorporate the appropriate performance quality
That enables me to share those ideas kinetically with others
To categorize myself and say I do this is or do that would be to minimize my ultimate impact
Because I express and I entertain
I portray and I frame
I write and I rhyme
And I sing
And sometimes stage spectacles designed to simply engineer reaction
I speak mostly form a travelers voice
With a seemingly uncharted course
Using spiral notebooks to observe and record
And to construct ideas to be published or performed
I utilize the principles of space and time
Words and lines
Body and mind
Experience and experimentation
Narrative combined with visual representation
My method is equal parts philosophy and pontification
Powered by the intuitive application of enigMATTtic imagination.
MATTHEW
MARCUM
Performance Maker
Artistic Director
Producer
Conceptual Strategist
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-The New York Journal
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Award, perfectly embodies the exploration of art and performance that defines Fringe theater."
- KDHX St. Louis
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