Its title derived from the French word
causer
, meaning to chat or talk informally,
Alexandre Singh: Causeries
details a series of encounters between artist Alexandre Singh (born 1980) and various academics, writers, scientists and philosophers. In preparation for his ambitious play
The Humans
at Witte de With, Singh set up a public discussion series exploring the key themes and concerns of his developing play, such as dance, drama and religion (to name just a few).
Aiming at an alternative form of public conversation, more relaxed than what is allowed at a symposium or conference, Singh engaged the invited speakers in deliberately informal conversations on such wide-ranging topics as Woody Allen, Hindu cosmogony, Aristophanes,
South Park
and scatology. This volume contains an edited selection of 29 of the public conversations conducted by Singh as part of the
Causeries
series.