About – Letters Live 读信现场秀最早是在2013年12月伦敦发起的。很快，就有非常多的表演艺术家们纷纷加入，用他们的精彩演艺来诠释这些史海钩沉的宝贵信件，重现不同的历史背景下异彩纷呈的反思，对自由和爱的追求，对人生苦痛的琢磨。
Letters Live的发起是受两位作家作品的启发。其中一位肖恩•乌瑟，在豆瓣中的简介是这样：
肖恩•乌瑟（Shaun Usher）是一位作家，也是超人气博客listsofnote.com以及lettesofnote.com的博主。 他花了大半辈子搜寻那些奇妙的清单，并与所有人分享。 乌瑟的第一部作品《书信留香》（LETTERS OF NOTE）出版后成为英国十大畅销书，并授权全球多个国家和地区，持续畅销。- 豆瓣
Letters Live 已经邀请过很多大咖如David Bowie, Marge Simpson, Mohandas Gandhi, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Kurt Vonnegut, Charlotte Bronte, Richard Burton and Che Guevara, and has seen the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, Ian McKellen, Kylie Minogue, Russell Brand, Caitlin Moran, Matt Berry, Louise Brealey, Tom Sturridge, Ellie Bamber, Tom Hiddleston, Sally Hawkins, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Stephen Fry, Jude Law and Sir Ben Kingsley到现场表演。
最先也是最打动我的一篇文章是Benedict Cumberbatch读的这一篇Sol Lewitt to Eva Hesse：
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I rambled to myself about that day's bad luck, yeah, the first day in my university, tumbled(fell to the ground) on the way to the podium when I was called upon for an impromptu speech by my dear professor Johnson. I ground my poor mind to hunt for any clue of a cute story, which can be used as a start. This approach has been used well millions of times by my peer toastmasters in the club. 听到老师叫我上台做即兴演讲，我差点摔在路上。 想到我在演讲俱乐部学到的如何开场，我试着在贫瘠的脑海里翻出一两个有趣的故事作为演讲的开头。，
“I..uh...,today...“ I stumbled...
“”What can I say the next?“ I mumbled... My professor grinned and looked at me curiously. Ooh, yeah.... Crystal clear sir.... That is what I call him in private. . ”从前有...“我磕磕绊绊的。。接下来我说什么呢？老师好奇的看着我。好吧，像水晶一样明白的先生，我私下里直接这么叫他。
Obviously grumbling is not my thing and it doesn't fit in at all on the podium. I spotted my audience one after the other, and bumbled up: 显然报怨不适用今日的场景。我巡视着我的观众，突然有了主意。我冒出了一句：
"Who want to share your story about project management. Hey, don't be humble，I know all of you have plenty. Come on..."谁想上台来和我们一起分享你的项目管理经验？别谦虚了，我知道你们多得是能吐槽的，快上来吧。
I searched around and fumbled to reach an eraser. I wrote a huge PM on the black board and scumbled to a blurry view. 我四处找了找，在黑暗的演讲台一角摸到了一个黑板擦. 在黑板上写了两个字母，再用板擦把它弄模糊点。
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书信原文（摘自）如下：
Dear Eva,
It will be almost a month since you wrote to me and you have possibly forgotten your state of mind (I doubt it though). You seem the same as always, and being you, hate every minute of it. Don’t! Learn to say “Fuck You” to the world once in a while. You have every right to. Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, grasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, numbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nit-picking, piss-trickling, nose sticking, ass-gouging, eyeball-poking, finger-pointing, alleyway-sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil-eyeing, back-scratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding, grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just DO.
From your description, and from what I know of your previous work and your ability; the work you are doing sounds very good “Drawing — clean — clear but crazy like machines, larger and bolder… real nonsense.” That sounds fine, wonderful — real nonsense. Do more. More nonsensical, more crazy, more machines, more breasts, penises, cunts, whatever — make them abound with nonsense. Try and tickle something inside you, your “weird humor.” You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you — draw & paint your fear & anxiety. And stop worrying about big, deep things such as “to decide on a purpose and way of life, a consistant approach to even some impossible end or even an imagined end.” You must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty. Then you will be able to DO.
I have much confidence in you and even though you are tormenting yourself, the work you do is very good. Try to do some BAD work — the worst you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell — you are not responsible for the world — you are only responsible for your work — so DO IT. And don’t think that your work has to conform to any preconceived form, idea or flavor. It can be anything you want it to be. But if life would be easier for you if you stopped working — then stop. Don’t punish yourself. However, I think that it is so deeply engrained in you that it would be easier to DO.
It seems I do understand your attitude somewhat, anyway, because I go through a similar process every so often. I have an “Agonizing Reappraisal” of my work and change everything as much as possible — and hate everything I’ve done, and try to do something entirely different and better. Maybe that kind of process is necessary to me, pushing me on and on. The feeling that I can do better than that shit I just did. Maybe you need your agony to accomplish what you do. And maybe it goads you on to do better. But it is very painful I know. It would be better if you had the confidence just to do the stuff and not even think about it. Can’t you leave the “world” and “ART” alone and also quit fondling your ego. I know that you (or anyone) can only work so much and the rest of the time you are left with your thoughts. But when you work or before your work you have to empty your mind and concentrate on what you are doing. After you do something it is done and that’s that. After a while you can see some are better than others but also you can see what direction you are going. I’m sure you know all that. You also must know that you don’t have to justify your work — not even to yourself. Well, you know I admire your work greatly and can’t understand why you are so bothered by it. But you can see the next ones & I can’t. You also must believe in your ability. I think you do. So try the most outrageous things you can — shock yourself. You have at your power the ability to do anything.
I would like to see your work and will have to be content to wait until Aug or Sept. I have seen photos of some of Tom’s new things at Lucy’s. They are very impressive — especially the ones with the more rigorous form; the simpler ones. I guess he’ll send some more later on. Let me know how the shows are going and that kind of stuff.
My work has changed since you left and it is much better. I will be having a show May 4–29 at the Daniels Gallery 17 E 64th St (where Emmerich was), I wish you could be there. Much love to you both.
Sol
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