Retrace Our Steps, Jenny Bitner/Guy Debord

The second movement of my latest piece, Retrace Our Steps, is a combination of texts by Jenny Bitner and Guy Debord. These texts represent a juxtaposition between consumerism, apathy and idealism. The final libretto is a small part of both works; here are links to the original texts. The Pamphleteer starts out as almost a nonfiction essay but takes a wonderful fantasy turn near the end. The Society of the Spectacle is a large essay/manifesto on the nature of man and society.

Enjoy

Jenny Bitner webpage

the pamphleteer-The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002

Guy Debord 1 Guy Debord 2

Society of the Spectacle