Blood Orgies: Hermann Nitsch in America

by Aaron Levy

Blood Nitsch in America ( Slought Books, 2008), a critical examination of pioneering work by Viennese Actionist Hermann Nitsch, with photo and video documentation of his ritualistic performances since 1962. Included is a companion DVD featuring the short film 'Das Orgien Mysterien Die Aktionen, 162-2003' Contributions by Adrian Daub, Lorand Hegyi, Susan Jarosi, Jean-Michel Rabate', Miche'le H. Richman, Osvaldo Romberg, and Dieter Ronte. Edited and introduced by Aaron Levy Published in conjunction with the 2007-2008 RBSL Bergman Seminar, University of Pennsylvania. **Please note, the DVD is in the PAL format. Therefore, it will only play on machines that support this format.

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008