Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Walk The Walk: Day 2

(NOTE: I am recording my experiences as a performer in Kate Gilmore's kinetic sculpture- WALK THE WALK.  Day 1 has yet to be posted, due to Mercury's retrograde but will be available by the week's end.)



Today, 4 more motifs presented themselves...
The first one happened after we received our fuchsia cardigans.  The rest showed up when they got good and ready.
  1. Woman who hears a doorbell announcement of guests arriving at a Thanksgiving Dinner in 1954.
  2. The Realtor showing a house in a gated community
  3. Enchanted Sorceress (Think: stepmother queen in Disney's Snow White)
  4. Hitchcock Blonde and the railing pursuit (Inspired by Liz Magic Laser)
Today solidified my physical toughness- it was quite cold, but I relaxed into the shivers, made them a supplemental experience.
Kate gave a talk where she answered questions related to her color choices ("Yellow, lavender, fuchsia - blend and contrast with the springtime visual of the park"), use of women ("it's from my point of view") and the discovery of a collaborative process ("This is the first time I haven't been featured in one of my performances and the first time I collaborated to create a project of this scale- I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but I'm addicted!").  While I am paraphrasing severely, I think I've captured some significant bullet points.  Ultimately, it seems, that for better or worse, the challenge of stepping out of your artistic comfort zone is a rewarding exercise...

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