Jack Bowman
Jack Bowman
Benny Jack Bowman, is a former politician in the state of Tennessee. Bowman served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976. A Republican, he represented Roane County, Tennessee. Residing in Harriman, Tennessee, he was a businessman and farmer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
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Performance Art is brief, about 15 minutes long. This is a problem in that you cannot get people to come out to watch a 15-minute performance.
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