I'm working closely with an art alumni and current intern Madalyn Wofford - who is organizing the workshops as an extra-curricular project and also hosting a virtual site where people can also participate. We decided on this Real time/space + Virtual time/space duality for the workshops due to a great amount of interest, but schedule conflicts that would limit real-time participation.
So it really is a great big experiment to see if any learning can be accomplished through this multi-layered format!
So ....
I will guide you through the initial process of getting started.
If you were a student at Warren Wilson College, you may see some of these flyers (created by Madalyn) around campus ...
Or ....
you might receive this letter of invitation from me ....
Dear friends,
You are invited
to participate in my “Performance Anxiety” workshop series – a performance art
experiment at Warren Wilson College, NC … AND in virtual space on tumblr.
Allow me to
explain ….
WHAT? –
“PERFORMANCE ANXIETY” performance art workshop series
WHO? – Claire
Elizabeth Barratt
performance
artist & MFA candidate with the Transart Institute
WHERE? – Two
locations – real & virtual
Real space –
Warren Wilson College, NC – Bryson Gym
Virtual space –
tumblr site (to be disclosed on acceptance)
WHEN? – March 27
thru May 1, 2015
Real time –
Friday mornings 10am – 12 noon
Virtual time –
anytime before the next Friday
(informal sharing
of work – Sunday May 3 TBA)
HOW MUCH? – Free
As an MFA
candidate, my project is to create a practical pedagogy for performance art.
That is – a teaching method that will enable students to:
1. Learn about the history of performance art
2. Prepare the body & mind for creating
& performing
3. Create & share your own original
performance art pieces
This is an
experiment to use both real and virtual space for the purpose of performance
art pedagogy! Students will get the optimum benefit of the learning experience
by attending ALL the workshop sessions AND continuing to develop and share
ideas online. However, it may be possible to gain some knowledge and creative
tools for performance art just by virtual participation alone. This is all part
of the experiment; so no one is excluded … let’s see how it works!
If this sounds
interesting to you, please e-mail me at: cillavee@gmail.com
Or e-mail Madalyn
Wofford (WWC art intern) at: madalyn.wofford@warren-wilson.edu
for more information and we’ll get you “plugged in” and ready to start!
Looking forward!
Claire*
Then, if you respond with interest, you receive this instruction letter ....
PERFORMANCE
ANXIETY – participation instructions
Dear
Welcome to the
“Performance Anxiety” performance art workshop experiment – we’re glad you’ve
accepted the challenge!
Here are all the
details …
LOCATION:
Real time/space workshops are every Friday morning at
10am – 12noon
We will meet at
Bryson Gym, Warren Wilson College NC
Virtual time/space sharings are located on tumblr at: http://possumgut.tumblr.com/
(Directions and
navigations for finding both real and virtual locations can be found at the end
of this letter.)
TIMING:
The “Performance
Anxiety” workshop experiment series runs for six weeks, beginning Friday March
27th.
The experiments
are divided into “PODS”.
Each week, there
will be one Research POD and two Action PODS.
In Real time/space at WWC, one Action POD begins at 10am and
the other at 11am.
In Virtual time/space on tumblr, each week’s PODS will be
posted by Friday evening. You then have until the next Friday to complete the
experiments and post your results.
FORM &
CONTENT:
Each week, you
will develop the content of your experiment in response to the POD instructions
and then post the results on the tumblr site in the form of text, images,
videos and links.
Those participating
in Real time/space can document, taking images and brief video clips during the
workshop sessions – as well as continuing their experiments in Virtual
time/space.
Always include an
explanation of your process and discoveries with each post.
Everyone is
strongly encouraged to comment on each other’s shared posts and to continue
open dialogue, discussion, feedback and encouragement throughout the whole
series.
(Please note: as
tumblr posts are “stacked” with the most recent on top, please make sure to
scroll down until you find the first post for each week.)
If it is too much
for you to complete all the PODS each week, you can just pick one or two of
them to focus on and post your results.
OTHER INFO:
We are planning
to have an informal sharing of work on Sunday May 3rd
details TBA
The underlying
creative theme of our experiments is the concept of “Place, Space, Site: Real
& Virtual Locations”.
As this
experiment is part of my MFA practice-as-research project through the Transart
Institute, I will need to have an agreement from each participant to being a
“human subject” of experimentation!
I will contact
individuals directly by e-mail in regards to this.
DIRECTIONS:
Bryson Gym
From I-40 – take
exit 55 to Hwy 70 going East. Right at gas station onto Warren Wilson Rd – go
approx 2 miles. NORTH Entrance – Right onto Upper College Rd. Bryson Gym on the
right. Parking areas by Art Department just beyond Kittredge Theatre. Also
across WW Rd by the Chapel.
Tumblr site
The tumblr site
name is: http://possumgut.tumblr.com/
Sign into tumblr
using this information:
ID name –
Possumgut, E-mail address - skunkedstudio@gmail.com,
Password - cheesesandwich
Once you are in,
you will see the “Performance Anxiety” page listing on the top right – click on
there and you should be on the page and ready to post, just click onto one of
the options on the white bar (text, photo, link, video etc)
This may all seem
a bit confusing – I suggest just navigating your way on the tumblr site to
begin with and post an introduction of yourself to say “Hi”. You will find some
initial posts I already have up there.
If you have any
questions please contact Madalyn or myself.
Claire: cillavee@gmail.com
Madalyn: madalyn.wofford@warren-wilson.edu
Many thanks to
Madalyn (WWC alumni and current intern) for coordinating this experiment at WWC
and hosting the tumblr site.
Looking forward
to experimenting with you in one place or another!
Claire*
I have mapped out the "PODS" for the sessions. They are subject to change, but this is the plan ....
Material is
divided into categories of Research & Action PODS.
There are 6
Research PODS and 12 Action PODS.
PODS for six-week
workshop series:
Research PODS:
1. Beginnings – Futurists, Dadaists, Surrealists,
Cabaret Voltaire
2. Fluxus
3. Happenings / Public Intervention /
Guerilla Performance
4. Duration / Endurance / Pain
5. Installation
6. Key contemporary performance artists –
e.g. Marina Abramovic
Action PODS:
PODS 1 + 2
Introduction
Who am I?
What is Performance
Art?
Who are you?
What are we going
to be doing?
Finding The
Essence
Exploring Space
(introduction to environmental response)
POD 3
Floor Massage /
Cat Stretch
Quality of Motion
Abstracting
Adverbs
+ (discussion –
review online research & assignments)
POD 4
Body Soundz
Breath
Environmental
Response 1 (atmosphere)
POD 5
Vibration
Body Soundz
Environmental
Response 2 (installation)
+ (discussion –
review online research & assignments)
POD 6
Floor Massage /
Cat Stretch
Shape
Human Sculptures
POD 7
Breath
Body Soundz
Creative
Synesthesia
+ (discussion –
review online research & assignments)
POD 8
Spirals
Definition (plus
stillness & silence)
Environmental
Response 3 (camouflage / contrast)
POD 9
Body Soundz
Transfer of
Weight
Environmental
Response 4 (contours)
+ (discussion –
review online research & assignments)
POD 10
Vibration
Environmental
Response 5 (follow-the-leader)
PODS 11 + 12
Discussion
Review
Plan for “Sharing”
At any time the
workshop might depart from the Bryson Gym and temporarily explore the
influences of other environments on campus. This has the potential of creating
spontaneous Public Interventions and Guerilla Performances if other people are
around to witness our actions.
Complicated .... wish me luck!
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