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DESCRIPTION:ANSWER Activist Travis Wilkerson Performs Anti-Imperialist “Proving 
 Ground” at SF Int’l Film Fest\nSundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post St. 
 at Geary, SF\n\nProving Ground is an unabashedly didactic history of U.S. 
 aerial bombing. The end result combines theater, history lecture, punk rock 
 show, political rally, experimental film screening. It represents an 
 attempt not merely to create a work of political art, but rather, politics 
 as art. Above all else, the performance pays tribute to a lost American art 
 form—agitation. Proving Ground first appeared at the Sundance Film 
 Festival in 2007, the first performance art ever to be presented in that 
 festival. Recently, it has reappeared in locales as far afield as dive 
 bars, the PDX film fest, and portions have been presented at mass 
 mobilizations against the war to crowds as large as 10,000. \n\nClick here 
 for more info and to purchase advance tickets. 
 \nhttp://fest09.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=73\n\nClick here for 
 Travis Wilkerson’s biography and reviews of “Proving 
 Ground”.\nhttp://download.sffs.org/press/01_SFIFF52/3_Films/Proving_Ground/Press_Kit/presskit/Proving_Ground_press_kit.pdf\n\nIs 
 now the right time to present a Leninist agitation on the history of 
 American imperialism and war? The answer may depend on whether you believe 
 that things like carpet-bombing, the tactics of decimation and the role of 
 capitalism have something to teach us moving forward. We think it does. 
 Leading the way is filmmaker Travis Wilkerson (An Injury to One, Who Killed 
 Cock Robin?), whose unapologetic diatribe—some might call it 
 screaming—is set against the surprisingly engaging music of death-folk 
 musicians Los Duggans of Los Angeles. Wilkerson mans the Kaptivator, a tiny 
 box filled with images and video intended for use in dance clubs. Wilkerson 
 stocks his toy with visual evidence of the history of worldwide conflict 
 and destruction, and Los Duggans provides the live soundtrack. The result 
 is an intense mixture of theater, punk show, political rally and film 
 screening. No matter which side you are on, you won’t be able to leave 
 this performance without questions, ideas and conversations about the 
 politicization of art or the aestheticization of politics. Proving Ground, 
 first presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007, has undergone many 
 changes and incarnations, and the crew is prepared to get back in the 
 saddle and lay it down. You won’t want to miss this rare chance at 
 thought-provoking, enjoyable and powerful political theater.\n\nLos 
 Duggans\nWith their release CD Cavalry in 2007, Los Duggans appeared to 
 hail from Appalachia, by way of CBGB’s and the Sunset Strip. Featuring 
 “honest music about American working people,” the death folk rockers 
 take American roots music in and send it out as electrified, punk-style 
 metal riffs. Most recently, Los Duggans played at Café du Nord as part of 
 the alternative lineup at the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time 
 Festival. For this performance, Los Duggans performs as a duo with electric 
 guitar, gutbucket and drums and amplification at full volume. \n\n—Sean 
 Uyehara\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/29/18591920.php
SUMMARY:"Proving Ground" Anti-Imperialist History of US Bombing Performance
LOCATION:SF International Film Fest\nSundance Kabuki Theatre\n1881 Post St. @ 
 Fillmore
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/29/18591920.php
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