An interesting article on Generation Y's obsession with fame and fortune.
Click here
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
audience = sitters
We are investigating the power of the audience member as an active participant in the performance event. If theatre is a dialogue between the artists and the audience, what is the essence of that two-way transaction?
Sophie and I aren't interested in putting the audience in the spotlight as such. It's a fine balance between the discomfort that makes an individual close off from an experience, and the discomfort that makes them active.
We know that theatre needs an audience, but how is that different to cinema or even visual art? They too require audiences, but the work exists in the first instance to then be 'viewed' by a spectator.
We want to create an experience that literally cannot happen without its audience. We want to investigate that complicity that occurs when a person enters a theatre with the desire to contribute through the presence of their body in the communal space. This work is about a group of people creating through the mere presence of their bodies.
This article gives a great outline on the importance of the 'sitters' for a seance
Sophie and I aren't interested in putting the audience in the spotlight as such. It's a fine balance between the discomfort that makes an individual close off from an experience, and the discomfort that makes them active.
We know that theatre needs an audience, but how is that different to cinema or even visual art? They too require audiences, but the work exists in the first instance to then be 'viewed' by a spectator.
We want to create an experience that literally cannot happen without its audience. We want to investigate that complicity that occurs when a person enters a theatre with the desire to contribute through the presence of their body in the communal space. This work is about a group of people creating through the mere presence of their bodies.
This article gives a great outline on the importance of the 'sitters' for a seance
Thursday, October 14, 2010
medium
This is priceless! (and unbelievable!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
These videos are of Bart Smit, and Dr Williams. Dr. Williams is a spiritual entity brought forward through deep trance channelling. He is Bart’s spiritual twin and oversoul. He is pure consciousness and pure LOVE. He offers a new perspective and reminds us of possibilities as he teaches the nature of reality and the natural laws of the universe. These teachings impact our choices and decisions about our life.
Dr Williams is Bart Smit, but he puts on a wierd distorted possibly-Indian accent and speaks his own fascinating wisdom.
On the other hand, the following snippets of a documentary have been interesting to consider. They are quite plain-speaking and direct... there are less bold theatrics involved. The gravity in these figures is, in a sense, more fascinating than the people they channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
These videos are of Bart Smit, and Dr Williams. Dr. Williams is a spiritual entity brought forward through deep trance channelling. He is Bart’s spiritual twin and oversoul. He is pure consciousness and pure LOVE. He offers a new perspective and reminds us of possibilities as he teaches the nature of reality and the natural laws of the universe. These teachings impact our choices and decisions about our life.
Dr Williams is Bart Smit, but he puts on a wierd distorted possibly-Indian accent and speaks his own fascinating wisdom.
On the other hand, the following snippets of a documentary have been interesting to consider. They are quite plain-speaking and direct... there are less bold theatrics involved. The gravity in these figures is, in a sense, more fascinating than the people they channel.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
how to conduct a seance
This link provides a 'simple how to guide' for holding a successful seance.
http://paranormal.about.com/cs/ancientanomalies/ht/seance.htm
http://paranormal.about.com/cs/ancientanomalies/ht/seance.htm
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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