Convener: Phil Gunderson
Participants:Lucia, Sebastian, E15, Jonathon
Summary of discussion:
After discussing what the question meant – it could be where you do it or where it leads to , we decided that both were ok.
We are interested in working with performers (but not exclusively)
It is interesting to have mixed groups e.g. young/old
We want to embrace ideas of universality
You need time to build on the experiences – if you only do short sharp workshops you limit the experience.
So how do you go beyond this?
Perhaps the company come in at various points of the process? Pre- Beginning (help the project idea to form) beginning (facilitate ideas/skills) middle (mentor/encourage/shift), end (evaluate/validate/record) post-project (does the project now have a new life, perhaps one driven by the people themselves)
Example of the community theatre course at E15 is a great example of the way students work on projects with a longer life .... they do internships ad try to find companies to work with. Is there a possibility that TBAI could work with these students, perhaps as mentors or facilitators of something a bit larger. It was acknowledged that this would take a lot of setting up!
Another idea was for students (or participants) to come in and work separately on a production and create an integral yet distinct and piece of the show. So that they are working with it for real.
An example of this is Kneehigh/wildworks site specific show ‘A very old man with enormous wings’. In this show (which ran for about 3 hours at a disused harbour)
Featuring an international cast, musicians and a crane, there was an extended interval – ‘carnival interval’ in which you could refresh yourself whilst local community groups created a cabaret style entertainment that linked into the shows themes (the corrupting influences of materialism). Performers from the show wandered through the crowds (so you didn’t feel that it was a separate event. P.s. this show was brilliant
A further example that we discussed was the setting of the science museum where scientific principles are brought to life/demonstrated by interaction. Sometimes with machines and sometimes with live performance, but we thought there may be some underlying theories of interaction and participation here.
Session ended
Wednesday 23 June 2010
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