The Cave of Apelles

Aftur Nerdrum joins us to explain the process of staging her father’s play, where Kant is confronted with the consequences of his aesthetics. Which considerations had to be taken, bringing the play to life on stage, and what are the qualities of Odd Nerdrum as a playwright? Aftur Nerdrum discusses how the intricacies of human passion makes the play transcend philosophical differences — comparing it with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein´s Monster. ▶ Watch the performance of "The Last Days of Immanuel Kant" here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/immanuelkantssistedager This conversation was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv, and produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, with assistance from Cassander Straumsgaard and Sebastian Salvo. The centerpiece was "Aurora" by Odd Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Marco Campos Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Should culture politics be treated from a libertarian, purist perspective where all government interference is bad — or is it more productive to take Max Stirner's approach, finding the best solutions for yourself, regardless of your universal principles? This is a 10 minute preview of an episode from the Dark Flame series. To get access to the full conversation and more exclusive material, become a $5 patron at patreon.com/caveofapelles This conversation was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and Öde Spildo Nerdrum, and was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, with assistance from Sebastian Salvo and Cassander Straumsgaard. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. On the shelf were a Roman bust of a boy, a bust of Aristotle, and Pallas Athena. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Marco Campos Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

How can painters and other types of poets use Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! to become better at their craft, or more importantly — become better storytellers? This is a 10 minute preview of an episode from the Dark Flame series. To get access to the full conversation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45373248 This conversation was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and Bork S Nerdrum, who also produced it with assistance from Cassander Straumsgaard and Sebastian Salvo. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. On the shelf were a Roman bust of a boy, a bust of Aristotle, and Pallas Athena. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Marco Campos Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

How can painters use Aristotle's Poetics to become better at their craft, or more importantly — become better storytellers? This is a 10 minute segment from the Dark Flame series. To get access to the full conversation and more exclusive material, become a $5 patron at patreon.com/caveofapelles This conversation was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and Sebastian Salvo, and was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, with assistance from Cassander Straumsgaard. The centerpiece was a 19th century reproduction of G. F. Watts' Hope. On the shelf were a Roman bust of a boy, a bust of Aristotle, and Pallas Athena. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Marco Campos Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cave... For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Bork Nerdrum, our own producer, appears on The Cave to reveal his ranking list of the greatest living painters, inspired by his father’s philosophy and Aristotle’s Poetics. See the list here: https://sivilisasjonen.no/kultur/53593/the-worlds-greatest-living-painters/ How can quality in painting be objectively measured and what happens when everything detracts into subjectivism? As Bork Nerdrum sees it, a clear set of dogmas is the only solution to hindering cultural self-destruction. The centerpiece for this conversation was "Frenzied Woman" by Odd Nerdrum. On the shelf were "The Outcast" by Sebastian Salvo, "The Golden Cape" by Odd Nerdrum, and "The Passenger" by Bruno Passos. The episode was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, with assistance from Sebastian Salvo, Cassander Straumsgaard and Hjalmar Hagelstam. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Marco Campos Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Stefan Boulter is an Icelandic painter. He touches on Jung’s shadow concept, how cancel-culture can affect what we create, and the base nepotism of culture politics. As a teacher, he shares his experience with what young students typically are concerned with today: what tendencies are visible in their works? Further, he addresses how great things can be made in a country where… «all our old masters are modern». The centerpiece for this conversation was "Sliding into Darkness" (2015) by Stefan Boulter. The episode was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and produced by Bork S. Nerdrum — with assistance from Sebastian Salvo and Cassander Straumsgaard. Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cave... For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

The theater expert, Adara Ryum, makes her appearance to talk about the dramatist Henrik Ibsen and performance practice. Ryum points out how «updating» Ibsen always implies turning him into political propaganda, and that «modernizing» classical theatre results in losing the intensity of the story and insight into the fundamentals of human nature. As a case study, Ryum points to Ibsen's most famous play: A Doll's House. Is Nora (the lead character) a feminist icon — or a spoiled, irresponsible, lying and cynical brat, devoid of empathy? But even more importantly, are the last plays by Ibsen's something more than "contemporary" drama? The centerpiece for this conversation was "The Crucifixion" by Sebastian Salvo. The episode was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, with assistance from Sebastian Salvo and Cassander Straumsgaard. Shoutout to our top sponsors Dean Anthony, Anders Berge Christensen, Jared Fountain, Fergus Ryan and Marco Campos! Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Is there an inevitable cycle that civilization is doomed to repeat — merely reenacting the fall of Rome — or can we break free from it? The biggest hindrance to a rich culture is the rejection of empiricism. Today, you are supposed to just accept the narrative — a certain signifier of the mystic phase we are currently living in. But history shows us, again and again, that we are not doomed. Sometimes, one man is enough to turn the tide. Our guest for the evening is a returning guest, the Norwegian philosopher and editor of Sivilisasjonen: Carl Korsnes. Korsnes' magazine online: https://sivilisasjonen.no Shoutout to our top sponsors Adara Ryum, Anders Berge Christensen, Jared Fountain, Fergus Ryan and Marco Campos! The centerpiece for this conversation was a plaster copy of an ancient greek relief. On the shelf: (1) Portrait photo of Franz Brentano, (2) Cave of Apelles' illustration of Brentano's Four Phases of Philosophy, (3) View of the Agricultural Palace (2006) in Kazan, Russia The episode was hosted by Jan-Ove Tuv and produced by Bork S. Nerdrum with assistance from Sebastian Salvo and Javier Adams. Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cave... For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

Looking at history, has not cancel culture and the toppling of statues always been precursors of mass murder and ideological coup d'Ètats? The important question now is: what about "classical Western values" like freedom of speech — can culture survive without it? Some are skeptical to the influence of Islam, its ban on representational images (aniconism) and stance on "blasphemy". But what if the real problem is Western culture — in its modern tapping…? Our guest for the evening is the Co-Founder and Chair of Ex-Muslims of Norway, Cemal Knudsen Yucel. The centerpiece for this conversation was Giulia Spadafora's photo of Leftists and Black Lives Matter vandals taking down John Cassidy's sculpture of Edward Colston (June 2020). On the shelf (left to right): Altar retable of the Jan van Arkel chapel in St. Martin’s Cathedral, Utrecht — Athena Al-lat in The Museum of Palmyra, Syria — Illustrations of iconoclasm in the French Revolution (1912) by Ernest F. Henderson. The episode was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, assisted by Sebastian Salvo and Javier Adams. Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

What does it take to convince the audience — heartfelt inspiration or calculated deception? Imagine all the best stories being one and the same (or ten and the same), mechanically crafted by the same principles. Would you still enjoy them... forever and ever... and ever? Kristofer Hivju shares his views on Blake Snyder’s book on screenwriting, "Save the Cat!", the Stanislavskij-method, Aristotle’s Poetics and more. The centerpiece for this conversation was "Save the Cat" by Odd Nerdrum. The episode was produced by Bork S. Nerdrum, assisted by Sebastian Salvo and Javier Adams. Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com