Prompt Chosen:
On page 233 of “Kinship, Intelligence, and Memory as Improvisation: Culture and performance in New Orleans,” Joseph Roach writes, “There are no trivial rituals. In the service of memory, or in its betrayal, performances have powerful, if often unpredictable consequences.” Using one example from this essay or from Butler, Austin, Taylor, Schechner, Turner, or from your own experience, argue for or against the notion that performance supports or betrays memory. Consider how Roach uses improvisation in this essay.
