South Dakota Art Center Stops French Performance Involving Vomiting, Simulated Sex

Fox News ^ | Saturday, March 10, 2007 | Associated Press

[Paul Heinzman]

RAPID CITY, South Dakota — A show where French performance artists vomited, simulated sex and threw fake feces was stopped by the promoter, who quickly apologized.

Lisou Prout and Jean-Louis Costes also stripped and spit potato chips on the crowd at a local arts center.

Audience members said the act depicted American life from birth to death. The show was stopped shortly after a simulated sex act involving a carrot.

"I was told they were performance artists from France and were highly recommended. I think I was told wrong," said promoter Kevin Dorsman, who stopped the show.

It was much too extreme for Rapid City, population 60,000 or so, but well done as performance art, Dorsman added.

"My understanding is nobody had any idea, and these two performers just decided to drop their drawers or whatever," said Barb Evenson, who handles rentals for the Dahl Arts Center.

Dorsman stressed that the art center had nothing to do with bringing in the group.

[Paul Heinzman]

That's a hell of an act! What do they call it?

The Aristocrats!

[M203M4]

Oh, why can we not be cultured and sophisticated like the French? Superior French culture bump.

To be fair, I know many French folks who are completely sane, normal, and all other sorts of good things. Funny thing is, none of them are devotees of 'high culture' that is held in such esteemed regard by the Hollyweirdos.

[Paul Heinzman]

I thought about using "The Sophisticates" or "Les Debonairness" for the punchline of this story, but having just spent my time watching The Aristocrats (which also uses both those alternate punchlines), I opted for the original.

When I saw this story, I just couldn't resist. I love the French, I really do. Great pastry, great sauces, lousy politics. Two out of three ain't bad.

Oh, and thanks for the statue.

[GSlob]

How french of them.