Category Archives: Research

Our Performance in context with other Performance Artists

Performance is an ‘umbrella’ term that houses many different types of performance and it is important to look into this in respect to our final performance and where we coincide with any of them. Artists that our similar to us … Continue reading

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Skin

Skin can be a vital part of performance. For ours, skin was used to help create a sense of intimacy however performer Stelarc, uses skin in a completely different way. Jordan’s encounter did not necessarily involve skin, unless he accidentally … Continue reading

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Duncan Speakman

Duncan Speakman’s piece As If It Were The Last Time, invited audiences who had downloaded an mp3 to turn up at a secret location. The audiences were divided and at points some would perform a simple scene, whilst others heard … Continue reading

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Janet Cardiff

Janet Cardiff is an installation artist, best known for her audio works. We admired how her work took the listeners on a journey of a particular site, getting them to explore and investigate. Her Long Black Hair took listeners around … Continue reading

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Restored Behaviour

“Theatre is something which engages both the eye and the ear. The two public senses are seeing and hearing…the reason I want to make my definition of theatre that simple is so once could view everyday life itself as theatre.” (Sandford, … Continue reading

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