What do we define as a space for a performance? What types of spaces are there and what is considered appropriate? How easy is it to transform one type of space into another?
If a performance is any action we do in life (I will write a blog all about performance at a later date...WARNING: that will be a long one! ;D), that means that the spaces all around us are part of a performing space, whether it's in a bathroom or a theatre, space must be any location where action takes place.
In a performance called Entitled by the company Quaratine, we saw onstage the creation and disassembly of a performance. This took place in a theatre; the performance space. When the director was asked about the meaning behind this creation and destruction, he explained that the performance was about the space in which a performance happens, whether its the audience space, performers space or a collaboration of both. He also stated that one of the chairs in the production was the original chair from the first rehearsal session they had! The chair originally inhabited the rehearsal space, but then crossed over to the performance space where the object suddenly became part of the peformance and not a tatty old chair that was outdated.
We know it is possible to create a performance in any sort of space due to the creation and increasing popularity of Flash Mobs, but how do we know we are watching a performance when any space can become a place for performance?
Performances produced in a theatre are framed by the space so we know we are watching a performance. However, creating a performance in a space where day to day life happens without much throught leads us to ask questions when we see a possible production. Is what we are watching real? Do I intervene in what is happening? etc.
How do we define a space for performance? If you have any ideas let me know. Sorry this is pretty vague but this is still a subject that is still being questioned and I am confused as to how to describe it! Leave comments below of your ideas!
We know it is possible to create a performance in any sort of space due to the creation and increasing popularity of Flash Mobs, but how do we know we are watching a performance when any space can become a place for performance?
Performances produced in a theatre are framed by the space so we know we are watching a performance. However, creating a performance in a space where day to day life happens without much throught leads us to ask questions when we see a possible production. Is what we are watching real? Do I intervene in what is happening? etc.
How do we define a space for performance? If you have any ideas let me know. Sorry this is pretty vague but this is still a subject that is still being questioned and I am confused as to how to describe it! Leave comments below of your ideas!
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