Overall our final performance for the Contemporary Experimental Performance module went well, but obviously there are many elements of the performance we would work on, change, and improve with more time. For example.. Instead of five different forms of celebrations forming our narrative, we would focus strictly on one of them, for example the young […]
Rehearsal Process..
During recent rehearsals we have begun working with microphones, to discover what effects our voices and sounds have on an audience through headphones. We use three microphones, one that leads through both the earphones, and the other two to one specific side of the headphone each; thus creating a encompassing and claustrophobic atmosphere for the […]
Our Final Experiment
What happens when we take away the sense of sight in the performance, can we create an immersive performance which enhances other senses such as sound, smell, touch and taste. Sight will be taken away by the use of blindfolds in the performance, sound will be enhanced by the use of headspace (using headphones). Our […]
Rehearsal Techniques..
During our experimentation and rehearsal process leading up to our performance, we have undergone many techniques and rehearsing styles to discover more about the genre of Performance Art. What happens if we just sit here? (Marina Abromovic) We tested this question by re-creating one of Marina Abromovic’s many experimental performances The Artist is Present, see blog post […]
A performance located in the imagination: The Internal and External performance space – Touch, Taste, Smell and Sound
There are many different elements in our performance, perhaps this is to constitute for the lack of sight in the performance; so that we are able to enhance every other sense to its limit. What we must address is what we want to accomplish from the inclusion of all these different layers in the performance. […]