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All These Post-1965 Movements Under the “Conceptual Art” Umbrella
All these post-1965 movements under the “conceptual art” umbrella- Postminimalism or process art, Site Specific works, Conceptual art movement proper, Performance art, Body Art and all combinations thereof- move the practice of art away from art-as-autonomous object, and art-as-commodification, and towards art-as-experience, where subject becomes object, hierarchy between subject and object is critiqued and intersubjectivity of artist, viewer and artwork abounds! Bruce Nauman, Live-Taped Video Corridor, 1970, Conceptual Body art, Postmodern beginning “As opposed to being viewers of the work, once again they are viewers in it.” (“Subject as Object,” p. 199) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrqXiqgQBo A Postmodern beginning: Body art and Performance art as critique of art-as-object recap: -Bruce Nauman -Vito Acconci focus on: -Chris Burden -Richard Serra -Carolee Schneemann - Hannah Wilke Chapter 3, pp. 114-132 (Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke, First Generation Feminism) Bruce Nauman, Bouncing Two Balls Between the Floor and Ceiling with Changing Rhythms, 1967-1968. 16mm film transferred to video (black and white, sound), 10 min. Body art/Performance art, Postmodern beginning- performed elementary gestures in the privacy of his studio and documented them in a variety of media Vito Acconci, Following Piece, 1969, Body art, Performance art- outside the studio, Postmodern beginning Video documentation of the event Print made from bite mark Vito Acconci, Trademarks, 1970, Body art, Performance art, Postmodern beginning Video and Print documentation -
Off Museum! Performance Art That Turned the Street Into 'Theatre,' Circa 1964 Tokyo
Performance Paradigm 2 (March 2006) Off Museum! Performance Art That Turned the Street into ‘Theatre,’ Circa 1964 Tokyo Midori Yoshimoto Performance art was an integral part of the urban fabric of Tokyo in the late 1960s. The so- called angura, the Japanese abbreviation for ‘underground’ culture or subculture, which mainly referred to film and theatre, was in full bloom. Most notably, Tenjô Sajiki Theatre, founded by the playwright and film director Terayama Shûji in 1967, and Red Tent, founded by Kara Jûrô also in 1967, ruled the underground world by presenting anti-authoritarian plays full of political commentaries and sexual perversions. The butoh dance, pioneered by Hijikata Tatsumi in the late 1950s, sometimes spilled out onto streets from dance halls. Students’ riots were ubiquitous as well, often inciting more physically violent responses from the state. Street performances, however, were introduced earlier in the 1960s by artists and groups, who are often categorised under Anti-Art, such as the collectives Neo Dada (originally known as Neo Dadaism Organizer; active 1960) and Zero Jigen (Zero Dimension; active 1962-1972). In the beginning of Anti-Art, performances were often by-products of artists’ non-conventional art-making processes in their rebellion against the artistic institutions. Gradually, performance art became an autonomous artistic expression. This emergence of performance art as the primary means of expression for vanguard artists occurred around 1964. A benchmark in this aesthetic turning point was a group exhibition and outdoor performances entitled Off Museum. The recently unearthed film, Aru wakamono-tachi (Some Young People), created by Nagano Chiaki for the Nippon Television Broadcasting in 1964, documents the performance portion of Off Museum, which had been long forgotten in Japanese art history. -
Is Marina Abramović the World's Best-Known Living Artist? She Might
Abrams, Amah-Rose. “Marina Abramovic: A Woman’s World.” Sotheby’s. May 10, 2021 Is Marina Abramović the world’s best-known living artist? She might well be. Starting out in the radical performance art scene in the early 1970s, Abramović went on to take the medium to the masses. Working with her collaborator and partner Ulay through the 1980s and beyond, she developed long durational performance art with a focus on the body, human connection and endurance. In The Lovers, 1998, she and Ulay met in the middle of the Great Wall of China and ended their relationship. For Balkan Baroque, 1997, she scrubbed clean a huge number of cow bones, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for her work. And in The Artist is Present 2010, performed at MoMA in New York, she sat for eight hours a day engaging in prolonged eye contact over three months – it was one of the most popular exhibits in the museum’s history. Since then, she has continued to raise the profile of artists around the world by founding the Marina Abramović Institute, her organisation aimed at expanding the accessibility of time- based work and creating new possibilities for collaboration among thinkers of all fields. MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ / ULAY, THE LOVERS, MARCH–JUNE 1988, A PERFORMANCE THAT TOOK PLACE ACROSS 90 DAYS ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. © MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ AND ULAY, COURTESY: THE MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ ARCHIVES / DACS 2021. Fittingly for someone whose work has long engaged with issues around time, Marina Abramović has got her lockdown routine down. She works out, has a leisurely breakfast, works during the day and in the evening, she watches films. -
Robert Morris, Minimalism, and the 1960S
City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 1988 The Politics of Experience: Robert Morris, Minimalism, and the 1960s Maurice Berger Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1646 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] INFORMATION TO USERS The most advanced technology has been used to photograph and reproduce this manuscript from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand corner and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Each original is also photographed in one exposure and is included in reduced form at the back of the book. -
The Performativity of Performance Documentation
THE PERFORMATIVITY OF PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION Philip Auslander onsider two familiar images from the history of performance and body art: one from the documentation of Chris Burden’s Shoot (1971), the notori- ous piece for which the artist had a friend shoot him in a gallery, and Yves CKlein’s famous Leap into the Void (1960), which shows the artist jumping out of a second-story window into the street below. It is generally accepted that the first image is a piece of performance documentation, but what is the second? Burden really was shot in the arm during Shoot, but Klein did not really jump unprotected out the window, the ostensible performance documented in his equally iconic image. What difference does it make to our understanding of these images in relation to the concept of performance documentation that one documents a performance that “really” happened while the other does not? I shall return to this question below. As a point of departure for my analysis here, I propose that performance docu- mentation has been understood to encompass two categories, which I shall call the documentary and the theatrical. The documentary category represents the traditional way in which the relationship between performance art and its documentation is conceived. It is assumed that the documentation of the performance event provides both a record of it through which it can be reconstructed (though, as Kathy O’Dell points out, the reconstruction is bound to be fragmentary and incomplete1) and evidence that it actually occurred. The connection between performance and docu- ment is thus thought to be ontological, with the event preceding and authorizing its documentation. -
Types & Forms of Theatres
THEATRE PROJECTS 1 Credit: Scott Frances Scott Credit: Types & Forms of Theatres THEATRE PROJECTS 2 Contents Types and forms of theatres 3 Spaces for drama 4 Small drama theatres 4 Arena 4 Thrust 5 Endstage 5 Flexible theatres 6 Environmental theatre 6 Promenade theatre 6 Black box theatre 7 Studio theatre 7 Courtyard theatre 8 Large drama theatres 9 Proscenium theatre 9 Thrust and open stage 10 Spaces for acoustic music (unamplified) 11 Recital hall 11 Concert halls 12 Shoebox concert hall 12 Vineyard concert hall, surround hall 13 Spaces for opera and dance 14 Opera house 14 Dance theatre 15 Spaces for multiple uses 16 Multipurpose theatre 16 Multiform theatre 17 Spaces for entertainment 18 Multi-use commercial theatre 18 Showroom 19 Spaces for media interaction 20 Spaces for meeting and worship 21 Conference center 21 House of worship 21 Spaces for teaching 22 Single-purpose spaces 22 Instructional spaces 22 Stage technology 22 THEATRE PROJECTS 3 Credit: Anton Grassl on behalf of Wilson Architects At the very core of human nature is an instinct to musicals, ballet, modern dance, spoken word, circus, gather together with one another and share our or any activity where an artist communicates with an experiences and perspectives—to tell and hear stories. audience. How could any one kind of building work for And ever since the first humans huddled around a all these different types of performance? fire to share these stories, there has been theatre. As people evolved, so did the stories they told and There is no ideal theatre size. The scale of a theatre the settings where they told them. -
COURSE OUTLINE ETT205 Arts and Entertainment Management 3 3 15
Mercer County Community College COURSE OUTLINE ETT205 Arts and Entertainment Management 3 Course Number Course Title Credits 3 15 week Class or Laboratory Clinical or Studio Practicum, Course Length Lecture Work Hours Hours Co-op, Internship (15 week, Hours 10 week, etc.) None None_ Performance on an Examination/Demonstration Alternate Delivery Methods (Placement Score (if applicable); minimum CLEP score) (Online, Telecourse [give title of videos]) Required Materials: Sports and Entertainment Management, Kenneth Kaser & John R. Brooks, Jr. South-Western Thomson Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 0538438290 Managing a Nonprofit Organization in the Twenty-First Century, Third Revised Edition and Up, Thomas Wolf and Barbara Carter. Free Press, 1999. ISBN: 0684849909 Catalog Description: An introduction to common issues and best practices in the management of arts and entertainment organizations. Students will gain a basic understanding of business requirements and challenges in producing entertainment. Topics include common management structures in not-for-profit and for-profit arts and entertainment companies, marketing, public relations, fundraising, budgeting, and human resources. Legal concerns such as contracts, copyright, licensing, and royalties will also be discussed. Prerequisites: Corequisites: ETT101 or permission of the Coordinator None Last Revised: February 2017 Course Coordinator (name, email, phone extension): Scott Hornick, Assistant Professor of Music. (609) 570-3716; [email protected] Available Resources: - 1 - ETT205- Arts and Entertainment Management Directory of Theatre Training Programs: Profiles of College and Conservatory Programs throughout the United States. Dorset Theatre Festival and Colony House. Field, Shelly. (1992). Career Opportunities in Theater and the Performing Arts. Facts on File Publishing. Gassner, John. (1953). Producing the Play. Dryden Press. -
Fluxus: the Is Gnificant Role of Female Artists Megan Butcher
Pace University DigitalCommons@Pace Honors College Theses Pforzheimer Honors College Summer 7-2018 Fluxus: The iS gnificant Role of Female Artists Megan Butcher Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/honorscollege_theses Part of the Contemporary Art Commons, and the Other History Commons Recommended Citation Butcher, Megan, "Fluxus: The iS gnificant Role of Female Artists" (2018). Honors College Theses. 178. https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/honorscollege_theses/178 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Pforzheimer Honors College at DigitalCommons@Pace. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors College Theses by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Pace. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Abstract The Fluxus movement of the 1960s and early 1970s laid the groundwork for future female artists and performance art as a medium. However, throughout my research, I have found that while there is evidence that female artists played an important role in this art movement, they were often not written about or credited for their contributions. Literature on the subject is also quite limited. Many books and journals only mention the more prominent female artists of Fluxus, leaving the lesser-known female artists difficult to research. The lack of scholarly discussion has led to the inaccurate documentation of the development of Fluxus art and how it influenced later movements. Additionally, the absence of research suggests that female artists’ work was less important and, consequently, keeps their efforts and achievements unknown. It can be demonstrated that works of art created by little-known female artists later influenced more prominent artists, but the original works have gone unacknowledged. -
Humanities Approved Distribution Course List (P/S)
HUMANITIES APPROVED DISTRIBUTION COURSE LIST (P/S) = Performance/Skills courses use of a mix of lecture, guided activities, and individual projects as teaching and learning methods. These courses often include creative projects and performances. Typical performance/skills courses include: studio art, music ensembles and creative writing courses. + Courses no longer offered at TCC. All courses listed below are 5 credit classes Course # Course Name ANTH& 207 Linguistic Anthropology ART& 100 Art Appreciation ART 102 Two-Dimensional Design (P/S) ART 103 Three-Dimensional Design (P/S) ART 105 Beginning Drawing (P/S) ART 106 Drawing (P/S) ART 110 Beginning Graphic Design (P/S) ART 111 Intermediate Graphic Design (P/S) ART 131 Beginning Ceramics (P/S) ART 132 Intermediate Ceramics I ART 133 Intermediate Ceramics II ART 146 Beginning Photography (P/S) ART 147 Introduction to Digital Photography (P/S) ART 150 Beginning Printmaking (P/S) ART 156 Beginning Painting (P/S) ART 172 Beginning Sculpture (P/S) ART 180 Art for Elementary Teachers ART 199 Gallery Viewing Lab ART 201 History of Western Art: Ancient ART 202 History of Western Art: Medieval and Renaissance ART 203 History of Western Art: Baroque through Modern ART 231 Low-Fire Ceramics ART 232 Surface Embellishment and Form Alteration ART 247 Intermediate Digital Photography CMST& 101 Introduction to Communications CMST 110 Multicultural Communications CMST& 220 Public Speaking ENGL& 220 Introduction to Shakespeare ENGL 234 Introduction to Mythology and Folk Stories ENGL 242 Contemporary Non-Western -
Drama/Theatre/Performance
DRAMA/THEATRE/PERFORMANCE What is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as ‘drama’, ‘theatre’ or ‘performance’? Each term identifies a different tradition of thought and offers different possibilities to the student or practitioner. This book examines the history and use of the terms and investigates the different philosophies, politics, languages and institutions with which they are associated. Simon Shepherd and Mick Wallis: • analyse attitudes to drama, theatre and performance at different historical junctures • trace a range of political interventions into the field(s) • explore and contextualise the institutionalisation of drama and theatre as university subjects, then the emergence of ‘performance’ as practice, theory and academic discipline • guide readers through major approaches to drama, theatre and performance, from theatre history and sociology, through theories of ritual and play, to the idea of performance as paradigm for a post- modern age • discuss crucial terms such as action, alienation, catharsis, character, empathy, interculturalism, mimesis, presence and representation in a substantial ‘keywords’ section. Continually linking their analysis to wider cultural concerns, the authors here offer the most wide-ranging and authoritative guide available to a vibrant, fast-moving field and vigorous debates about its nature, purpose and place in the academy. Simon Shepherd is Director of Programmes at Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Mick Wallis is Professor of Performance and Culture at the University of Leeds. THE NEW CRITICAL IDIOM Series Editor: John Drakakis, University of Stirling The New Critical Idiom is an invaluable series of introductory guides to today’s critical terminology. Each book: . provides a handy, explanatory guide to the use (and abuse) of the term . -
The Performance Role of Reader's Theatre in a Literature Classroom
The CEA Forum Summer/Fall 2006: 35.2 ___________________________________________ _______________________ THE PERFORMANCE ROLE OF READER'S THEATRE IN A LITERATURE CLASSROOM Gerald Lee Ratliff _______________________ The traditional classroom role of oral interpretation of literature appears to view performance from rhetorical perspectives that reflect classical tenets of oral persuasion, public speaking and recitative reading. Although acknowledging the values of appreciation, recognition, and understanding a literary text's inherent "dramatic" qualities, there is less agreement on the classroom performance skills needed to give life and meaning to the feelings and thoughts of a literary character. For some, oral interpretation of literature in a classroom setting remains an informal act of vocal "re-creation," the performer's voice merely a convenient instrument to read aloud the author's printed words to an audience of listeners. Others view oral interpretation of literature as a formal classroom "performance" that shares a decidedly theatrical impulse with conventional acting theories like role-playing or character-building, and that emphasizes physical as well as vocal techniques to give more dimension to the interpretation of a literary character. Today, however, the basic principles of Reader's Theatre have begun to translate the classroom oral interpretation of literature from obscure words on a printed page into an exciting performance laboratory. Whether constructed on the solid foundation of more traditional theories or inspired by experimental discoveries, today's Reader's Theatre cultivates the most imaginative instructional techniques available for students to see, hear, and feel literature in classroom performance. Although there is no prescribed formula needed to give vocal and physical shape or substance to a literary text, the theatrical impulse in Reader's Theatre is interested in pursuing the artistic and dramatic visualization of the actions, attitudes and emotions of literary characters in classroom performance. -
Theatre (THE) 1
Theatre (THE) 1 THE 188. The Contemporary English Theatre. (1 h) THEATRE (THE) Explores the English theatre through theatre attendance in London and other English theatre centers. Readings, lectures. Participants submit THE 100. Participation. (0.5 h) reviews of the plays and complete a journal of informal reactions to the Attendance/participation in Mainstage and Studio performances and plays, the sites and the variety of cultural differences observed. Two other events as established by the department. Specific attendance/ weeks. Offered in London before spring term. Pass/fail only. P-POI. participation requirements will be established at the beginning of each THE 230. Advanced Dynamics. (3 h) semester. Assignments for technical production are made through Focus on opening and strengthening the actor's instrument by building consultation with the technical and design faculty. May be repeated for on work done in THE 145. P-THE 145. credit. P-POI. THE 240. Class Act. (3 h) THE 110. Introduction to Western Theatre. (3 h) Interdisciplinary theatre class that moves dramatic literature from Survey of the theory and practice of the major disciplines of Western page to stage as students prepare and present scenes used in courses theatre art: acting, directing, playwriting, and design. Optional lab- throughout the University. P-THE 140 or POI. (D) THE 110L. (D) THE 241. Acting for the Camera. (3 h) THE 110L. Intro to Theatre-Lab. (1 h) Introduces the theory and practice of acting for the camera. Focused on Participation in production team on Mainstage as assigned. P or C- film/video/TV acting, may also include commercials and other formats.