The Human Body Project - Honour to the Idea

I am the type of person that sees someone and is happy for what they believe in and the passion that they have should be honored. So to Tasha Diamant and her Human Body Project, all the best in your future endeavors.

Tasha Diamant refers to herself as a “sample human being” and as she guides us to work towards a place of connection, taking responsibility for our actions and to allow ourselves to find vulnerability. 

She comes out on stage naked and unscripted and lets the audience start the process. We were given an artpad in which we could do whatever we wanted. I assumed everyone drew her as she stood there, while at the same time answering and listening to everyone asking questions – I did. I haven’t been to life drawing class in a long time.

This show however for me was not a “show”. To me it felt like I was in a therapy session for Tasha, as she spoke from her point of view about vulnerability, her past experiences, what it feels to be out there in the nude, etc. The audience that I was with was quite cerebral, trying to logically figure out why this woman is doing what she is doing. At some point I thought I was in an anthropology class in some university with a group of therapists who were participating in group testing situation.

However, I cannot just say it’s not a show because that was what I took out of it. Everyone is different and everyone may find things in this project that they have not realized they were searching for. The Human Body Project could be the very thing you might just need to take you on a new path.

In conclusion, this is not a Fringe show, but it has merit and a vision of humanity. For more information about The Human Body Project go to http://www.humanbodyproject.org