Project update

11^th May – lecture, discussion, sharing of ideas, tutorials and site-seeing progress update.

Maryam/ISDlev2

Evidence of process is seen through experimental, improvised performance (derived and developed from the initial ideas at the Whitechapel Gallery 30^th April), transferred to film and timelines through photographic ‘stop motion’.

Connections now need to be made between the choreography and the site – as experiments have mainly taken place off site, the performance and then the choreography will start to connect back to the site, from where these ideas initiates. Plan for the next step: starting ideas in one place/site – moving them off site to explore, detach (borrow) and evaluate (allowing complete experimentation in terms of location, ‘actors’, ‘props’ and movement – then being ‘ready’ to re-produce/install the performance, this time as a complete choreography on site.

Ahmed/ISDlev2

CAD drawings to be produced, choreography placed within the space, visually and thorough maquettes, moving image etc. Original ideas; visuals, sketches, photos, film footage to be carefully compiled into a research and development document.

Umit/ISDlev2

Spatial analysis / RP ISD lev2 / Photo: H Saarinen

Progress update

After the site visit on 30th April - where short, improvised performances took place - these initial ideas have been developed into a more structured analytical mapping. For example; the obstacle in the way - a person on the floor in a public space - being an obstacle - how are the passers-by going to react? How does this affect the journey of the occupier (and the obstacle?) through the space? These issues were discussed and put into simple scenarios - choreographies.

After these body-in-space mappings, the next natural stage is to start application of choreography in a range of spaces - to analyse and observe, compare and record. Thereafter, drawing up the circulation, routes and other relevant data from these experiments. These will be developed into a final drawings/visuals and placed on site at the Gallery.

7th May - Presentations of the refined ideas from the 1-2 min performances (at the Gallery visit 30th April) took place. Examples and feedback/lecture.

Experiments are now taking place - these will be developed into drawings, diagrams and spatial context next week.

Lights Whitechapel Gallery / Photo: H Saarinen

Ekta

Helen

Sinead

7th May 2009

...welcome to Performance East - this will follow the progress of a short experimental project linking choreography to space -

I am hoping for this blog to act as a brainstorm for thinking and exploring possibilities -

choreography - performance

investigating space through performance

short improvised links with the site

location - viewer - occupier

creating patterns from choreography

spatial / visual connectors

experimental navigation

Project site: Whitechapel Gallery, London

Dates: April-May 2009