THE RED QUEEN PRINCIPLE

A Perfect Performance Art Piece

by Jack Bowman ©2006 - Performed 28 October 2006, Dayton Ohio

"Red Queen Principle" definition; Van Valen L. in 1973 wrote "A New Evolutionary Law", Evolution Theory 1, p.1-30. In it he postulated that in an evolutionary species there is needed continued development in order to keep its place in the changing environment that exists all around it. He developed his concept from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass where the queen said, "it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."

Still photographs of the Performance

Dr. Jack

 "See the true Universe and your position in it by exploring Jack's Cave"

For a Video of the Performance go to the WATCH VIDEO page.
 Proof of Three Dimensional Space in Plato's Cave in Color.  In Plato's Cave there was no proof of three dimensions. In Dr. Jack's Color Cave there is. Click on the image to the right.

Proof of your position in the universe in Plato's Cave in Color. In Plato's Cave there was no proof of where you were in the Universe. In Dr. Jack's Color Cave your position is identified. Click on the image to the right

Proof that the Universe always moves toward you.  In Plato's Cave movement was on a projected flat surface. In Dr. Jack's Color Cave you realize that everything moves toward your center of existence. Click on the image to the right.

How to Slow and Stop Time. This shows you the shape of time and proves that it exist. Time is not as we have been conditioned to believe.  Click on the image to the right.

Script of  THE RED QUEEN The Perfect Performance Art Piece. This is a combination of Plato's Cave In Color and the alternate version of Alice In The Garden of Time. These performances were combined due to scheduling problems at the performance venue (Dayton Gym Club, 430 Wayne Ave., Dayton Ohio) October 28th, 2006. The necessity of combining created the Perfect Performance Art Piece. Each Performers part and props can stand alone as a complete Performance Art Piece as well as this Internet site. Or they can be combined in any manner to become a complete Performance Art Piece. There are at least ten possible combinations. The perfection as a Performance Art Piece is that each of the three on stage performers could perform their part as an individual Performance Art Piece. The "Crack in the Mirror" could perform her piece alone as an individual piece. "FRED" is the name we gave this web site, could exist alone as a Performance Art Piece. The perfection is that all performances stand alone or stand combined.
The CRACK IN THE MIRROR character for THE RED QUEEN. This character is not mentioned in the script because she is an off-stage character that functions parallel to the stage performance.

Text for the Performance RED QUEEN as of 11 September 2006 PLATO'S CAVE IN COLOR  Note that "Red Queen" is NOT the same performance as "Red Queen Principle". They are both based on "Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers" but are totally different performances.

Text for the Performance RED QUEEN PRINCIPLE or ALICE IN THE GARDEN OF TIME

Text for an Alternate Performance of RED QUEEN PRINCIPLE or ALICE IN THE GARDEN OF TIME

Solve the MYSTERY of Alice in the Garden


Creativity Notes, illustrations, and reference address for the "Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers" by Lewis Carroll  CREATIVITY NOTES 


Individual Web sites of the performers:

Rob Avery http://www.myspace.com/worldparody 

Kelly Carr http://www.myspace.com/kellycarrsmusic 

Tracy Billingsley  http://www.myspace.com/nosferatina 

Heather Reid  http://www.myspace.com/heatherleareid    http://www.heatherleareid.com/

Katie Niemi-Adams  http://www.myspace.com/katrann 

Jack Bowman http://www.jackbowman.com/

Louie Wood http://www.woodfilm.com


AFTER THOUGHTS are written after the performance as references for future performances. These were written two days after the original performance.