performing the gallery

For a previous lesson we were asked to devise a performance task for a member of our class. We had to choose from a list of statements and questions and devise something from there. I chose the statement Reveals something… Continue Reading →

Image from: http://www.seeyourinterest.com/2013/05/what-to-do-before-applying-makeup/ Our performance idea is to continue with the feminist theme and show how we, as women, are still influenced by the female nudes today. We would represent this by applying make-up at the start of our performance reciting… Continue Reading →

Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who created an ivory statue of a woman. He had romantic offers from women within his city, however he was never interested. The way he formed this statue was so realistic and beautiful that he… Continue Reading →

Performing the museum   Group: Emma Kinsey, Winona Makanji, Chloe Nugent and Jessica Carter.   Final pitch Performance name: Detour. Main concept of the performance: The aim of our performance is to engage with individual senses (touch, smell and hearing)… Continue Reading →

The new idea for our performance piece was mainly inspired by Karen Finley. “Her performance work, all self-authored, was mainly centered around the oppression of women and resultant feelings of rage and self-loathing, but also addressed sexual repression, domestic abuse,… Continue Reading →