Salon.com > Dachsunds http://www.salon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Can dachshunds teach us about international diplomacy? http://www.salon.com/2013/03/04/can_dachsunds_teach_us_about_international_diplomacy_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/04/can_dachsunds_teach_us_about_international_diplomacy_partner/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13218188 If you can possibly get over the adorable thing that is happening in this photo, let’s think about why exactly a bunch of cute dachshunds acting as 36 dog delegates in a replica United Nations assembly on Human Rights might be successful as a sort of experimental theatre. Australian artist Bennett Miller’s “Dachshund UN“ opened yesterday in Toronto as part of the Harbourfront Centre’s 2013 World Stage performances, with a replica of the forum in Geneva as a stage for the organic chaos of the canine crowd. There is barking and biting and sometimes lunging attempts at small fights (don’t worry, the dogs are leashed and the owners hidden away nearby to keep things from getting too feral).

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