The God, the Good, and the Guillotine
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The God, the Good, and the Guillotine
A concert ‘opera’ in 11 chapters
Dr Jane Turner and Dr Martin Blain
Department of Contemporary Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
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The Collaborators
For information on the project see:http://proto-type.org/category/news/
For this project - Proto-type Theater:Peter Petralia (now an associate of the company): writer and directorAndrew ‘Wes’ Westerside: performer; latterly also directorGillian Lees: performerMMUle (Manchester Metropolitan University laptop ensemble)Martin Blain: composer and performerPaul J. Rogers: composer and performerNick Donovan: composer and performerAssociates:Adam York Gregory: animatorRebecca m.k. Makus: lighting designer
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Working strategies• Displacement – of objects in the space, material
propositions being brought into space.• Defamiliarisation – spatial relationships and
dynamic relationships between performers, and performers and objects.
• Translation – Blog: space to translate rehearsal experience into reflective experience – and different sense of knowing
• Transformation – of proposed materials using interventions.
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Rehearsal block 2Nick Donovan, Andrew ‘Wes’ Westerside and Martin Blain
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Rehearsal block 2Gillian Lees, Nick Donovan, Andrew ‘Wes’ Westerside and Martin Blain
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Rehearsal block 2Paul J. Rogers, Gillian Lees, Leentje Van de Cruys and Nick Donovan.
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Rehearsal block 2Gillian Lees, Leentje Van de Cruys, Nick Donovan and Andrew ‘Wes’ Westerside; light objects by Rebecca m.k. Makus
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John Cage on devising
We must construct, that is, gather together what exists in a dispersed state. As soon as we give it a try, we realize that everything already goes together. Things are gathered together before us; all we have done is to separate them. Our task henceforth, is to reunite them (quoted by Georg Laue, ‘…To Gather Together What Exists in a Dispersed State’ in Composed Theatre: Aesthetics, Practices, Processes edited by Matthias Rebstock and David Roesner, 2012: 136).
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Re-configured space from block 3MMUle and Leentje Van de Cruys
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Spatial configuration merging laptop and theatre performersProto-type Theater and MMUle
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A set-up from block 3 work.Proto-type Theater and MMUle
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Preview night at The TramwayJanuary 24th 2013
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The arrival of the animations – The TramwayAnimator: Adam York Gregory
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A critical magpie
• Performative polyphony• Technological uncanny• Aesthetic pleasure• Technological sublime• Technological heteronomy
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