Philippe Riéra / SUPERAMAS
CoachingProject: Performing Performance
Adv+
Coaching Project
Week 4, 6.8.–10.8.2007
13:00–19:00
VOP1
Performing Performance
3 strategies that allow us to refocus on the different steps of any public presentation :
idea, concept, wish, urge, inspiration, duty…
analysis, rehearsal, research
presentation, reception.
Often, talking to artists and choreographers, I realized I did not get the point of their performance, I did not really understand what it was all about. Then I came to the conclusion either I am dead stupid or the show was not clear enough… As we are all busy with surviving, I rather tempt to believe in the second option … The aim of this workshop is to curb the gap existing between our intentions as artists and their receptions from an audience. Basically, we will try to make a point… maybe a few points… playing with different strategies to apply our ideas and concepts on stage. As the poet says : « Those are my principles, if you do not like them, I have others ». What we care about here, is that we want to be loved (or hated) for the right reasons. On our way there, we will be accompanied by visual artworks from SUPERAMAS, video clips (Jonze…) and pop
songs (Daft Punk, the Streets…).
This workshop is designed for whoever has a strong interest in the audience: lecturer, performer, go go dancer…
Philippe Riéra
Philippe Riéra is a founding member of the collective Superamas. Already with their first work “Building” from 1999 Superamas have seen their challenge in dance in taking materials from other areas of life. The group uses “untreated”, often unspectacular circumstances as well as ready-mades from everyday culture, and it treats those elements equally. Superamas are especially interested in attributes developing from the combined presentation of materials and their newly derived connections. “Showing” here means “letting see”, “expose to view”. In the context of public performance Superamas call their work “dé-montrer”, separating and dismantling that which in its original state presented a unit or entity. In consequence of this concept visible facts are questioned. Film samples and cutting techniques are implemented in the artistic work.
Philippe Riéra / SUPERAMAS