The Swells (2006) < > A lecture on the concept and experience of ego as a form shaped through individuality and interaction is given from a small stage to an empty audience. The speaker’s movements are choreographed. His voice is dubbed. A live DJ accompanies the entire performance. The real audience stands behind the lecturer on a gymnasium floor. The floor is taped to designate regions of the concepts being presented. Amidst the audience a dance instructor interrupts the speaker and leads the audience in group-dances intended to embody the concepts being spoken. In a region called the Theater within the Theater, a puppeteer plays out the performance as it progresses. The puppet show is projected on a two-way screen in a large window. Though passersby cannot see in, they can watch an interpretation of the work as it unfolds. Eventually the speaker is pulled off the stage by the Dance Instructor to tell a personal story. The two performers return to the stage for the final portion of the lecture. Finally the speaker faces the audience and actually speaks for the first time. Across the room, a town crier screams from his pedestal, declaring in stilted poetics the dissolution of the talk and the beginning of a dance party. The%20Swells%20III.htmlIsland%20Desk%20II.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
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Producer: R.A.W. Festival CoDirector/Dance Inst.: Tahni Holt DJ: M Quiet Puppeteer: Maggie Taylor Town Crier: Dave Eckard Lighting: Malina Rodriguez Tech Support: Brian Monberg Sound Recording: Dustin Ward Tele-Prompt: Sean Barret