Re-Wilding
PERFORMANCE
Performance Philosophy and Aesthetic
+ On a philosophical level, the RAW MATERIAL project approaches concepts of transformation, metamorphosis and transcendence through the relationship of the raw materials of the Self with the raw materials of Nature. Drawing on mythological themes of the transformation of human-body to nature-body, as presented in Ovid’s Metamorphoses where humans transcend their mortal form in order to escape trauma and find sanctuary in nature (eg. Daphne-tree, Syrinx-water), RAW MATERIAL: Re-Wilding The Body is a performance installation that offers the raw materials of an organic environment as a place of refuge, healing and recovery.
+ Aesthetically, the objective of the performance is to MELD with the environment. Not as a human-being in response to nature, but as a nature-being existing in time and space as part of its environment.
CillaVee - Restoration video piece – concept of transformation from human-body to nature-body:
PERFORMANCE METHODS
+ Motion Sculpture
The principle performance form will be that of Motion Sculpture – a dance/movement method developed by CillaVee that is sustainable for extended periods of time. Combining concepts of the body as a living sculpture with philosophies of movement as meditation, this practice is used for durational performance as a form of installation.
Motion Sculpture promotional video:
+ Extended Music and Sound Techniques
Live sound will be vocal and acoustic instrumental. All instruments/sound-making objects will be built of natural materials as much as is possible. All music will use extended non-traditional techniques to be in-keeping with the organic nature environment.
Examples of natural instruments and non-traditional music techniques:
CillaVee: vocal sounds (mix)
https://on.soundcloud.com/quH8Y
Cheryl E Leonard:
Natural instruments:
https://meteoritesound.com/natural-musical-instruments/
PERFORMANCE PREPARATION
Some guidance for rehearsal based on my Living Art performance pedagogy and drawing on my RAW MATERIAL modes of inquiry.
Continue to work within the context of Motion Sculpture movement
– gradual and incremental with long moments of stillness.
+ The following explorations are from my MFA Living Art pedagogy development project: The Performance Anxiety Workshop Project:
BREATH
Look at TOP RIGHT exercise “BREATH” – Read PDF guide – See video:
https://claireebarratt.wixsite.com/performanceanxiety/body-tuning-1
TRANSFER of WEIGHT and SHAPE
Look at LEFT exercise “TRANSFER OF WEIGHT” and BOTTOM RIGHT exercise “SHAPE” – Read PDF guides – See videos:
https://claireebarratt.wixsite.com/performanceanxiety/body-tuning-2
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Read PDF guides for “Atmosphere” and “Installation”:
https://claireebarratt.wixsite.com/performanceanxiety/environment-1
Read PDF guides for “Camouflage/Contrast” and “Contours”:
https://claireebarratt.wixsite.com/performanceanxiety/environment-2
+ The following is a year-long journal of embodied interactions with the raw materials of nature in different global environments at different seasons. It serves as the groundwork for my RAW MATERIAL mode of inquiry:
RAW MATERIAL JOURNAL:
http://raw-material-journal.blogspot.com/2015/11/raw-material-project-chronology.html
Some quick links to sample bits of the project:
Sand: https://youtu.be/SbeIKFfD-A0
Haybale: https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72157659355066042
Driftwood Beach: https://youtu.be/ecsGYxb6UvU
Jas-mine Hands: https://youtu.be/D9Rw-r9Q7dM
RAW MATERIAL: EARTHDAY was a 12-hour durational community installation in Asheville NC … A kind of rough version of what we will be doing for Re-Wilding:
http://raw-material-journal.blogspot.com/2016/05/raw-material-earthday.html
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