The public body in private spaces: an investigation of site-specific performance using memory as source for creation
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2011-11-28
Authors
Jina, Kieron Kalil
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Abstract
By analysing a three-phase site-specific experiment, one will discuss a process of sourcing
movement choreography from architectural spaces which include a private, a liminal and
two public spaces. A performer attempts to source movement choreography within a
distilled three-phase experiment. As the researcher one works by reflecting on the practice
and writing about the process using practice as research. The reflections are based on the
performers experiences during the experiment with an intention of ‘emptying’ or ‘stripping’
away layers, sourcing from memory and architecture in order to create movement
choreography. The focus of this experiment is on the body’s senses and their relationship to
spatial environments. The experiment is geared towards a performer, the public body,
sourcing from a private space in order to create movement choreography from exploring
within a site-specific performance mode.
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M.A. (Dramatic Art), University of the Witwatersrand, 2011