So I was in a great meeting this morning at the Tate, and as I was searching for a thought I became re-aware of how much I look to the “high left” to find it. Nothing new there, you say- proven fact, surely we all know this now from tv police interrogations?
But it made me think how often I guide my audiences through the narrative layers of my shows using eye contact and people watching. I build up characters that different audience groups really respond to, and then use each character to separately pull the audience in deeper.
Lovely Jubbly- bring on the next commission in Croatia- I know what I’m doing. But the real point of this post is a realisation that with the danceRoom Spectroscopy- what happens if the audience really is watching the 6th dancer- the projection?
Two for one today: Do we abandon people when they are in need?
I was waiting for the bus this morning, and some poor guy was being violently sick (I’m guessing food poisoning). But with his closed off physical stance, removed from the crowd, trying to stay standing tall and regain his composure whilst hiding the publically hated act of being sick was he signalling to us that he was fine, or were we just too scared to ask? To offer help. A very private, public moment.
An interesting physical transition to work into the dS piece. (don’t worry no one will be throwing up on stage!) maybe just one person alone, defensive against the crowd. But who might give in with the simplest offering of comfort?