THIS IS A SOLO
Guide
for the Ultimate Solo
The
Guide for the Ultimate
Solo came out of the
desire to take further the experiment of the 3rd
semester research project that proposed a collaborative engagement
with the audience.
I started an
investigation on regulation of attention through hypnosis and
meditation techniques accompanied by the question 'Where does the
ultimate solo performance takes place?'.
This question came out of
the process of realising that what I was about to propose with this
work was a particular way of understanding solo work as an assemblage
of multiple relations.
The ongoing reflection
upon the conditions of performance making became the axis for the
development of the text, which proposes a set of questions that guide
the audience through their own imagination and questioning about
performance making.
The process was divided
in three moments: first the investigation on hypnosis and meditation
techniques through readings and personal engagement in exercises.
The
second involved a practice of writing and rewriting according to the
theme and finally the third moment involved the testing out of the
proposition with different constellations of joint-creators
in order to understand the tone, spaces and timings between speech
and silence before the final recording session.
One of the specificities of this
solo, resides in the fact that it can also be experienced outside of the theatrical apparatus,
here the audiofile:
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One of the drafts from the working progress for The Guide for the Ultimate Solo
Welcome
Over
the next few minutes this voice will guide you through the ultimate
solo
You
are now invited to close your eyes....
Please
readjust your sitting position until you feel most comfortable....
Take
a few moments to feel the weight of your body on the chair..... feel
your feet being supported by the floor....your head standing loose on
the top of your neck...
Inhale
and exhale at your own pace....
Now....
beguin to envision the space where the ultimate solo will take
place....
Is
the space you are envisioning.... indoors or is it outdoors?
Is
the space large or is it small?
Where
is the entrance?
Where
is the audience in the ultimate solo? Sitting, standing, walking?
How
does the ultimate solo beguin?
Is
there any sound in the ultimate solo?
Is
the sound live or is it recorded?
Is
any song playing during the ultimate solo?
Are
copy right issues taken into account?
Where
does the sound come from?
How
is the ultimate solo being lightened?
Is
there natural light? Are light projectors being used?
Which
light colours? White? Blue? Yellow? Magenta?
Is
the audience in the dark?
Are
there any fire-hazardous activities like: candles, cigarettes or
other?
Is
there any video projection?
Is
video used as background or it is at the center of the ultimate solo?
Are
technicians operating sound and light?
How
many and where are they?
Are
human performing in the ultimate solo?
Are
animals, plants or rocks being used?
Is
the ultimate solo performer a child, women, man, of ambiguos gender?
Is
the ultimate solo performer dressed?
Is
he or she wearing make up? A wig?
How
many performers does the ultimate solo has?
Are
the performers: local, from the european union or aliens?
Is
the ultimate solo performer talking?
Which
languages are being used: english, german, other?
Is
speech narrative? self referential? absurd? Poétic?
Is
movement in the ultimate solo pedestrian? Virtuosic?
Which
movement qualities are being used?
Sustained?
Percursive? Vibratory? Suspended? Other?
Is
movement improvised?
Is
it functional?
What
shape does movement take in the ultimate solo?
How
much are the performers being payed?
Do
the performers have an academic degree?
What
is the quality of presence of the ultimate solo performer?
Expressionist?
Low profile? Other?
Are
the performers playing themselves?
How
is the set of the ultimate solo?
Is
it designed on purpose? Is it made of found objects?
Are
props being manipulated?
In
which frame is the ultimate solo being curated?
Which
institutions are supporting the ultimate solo?
Is
the ultimate solo going on tour? In europe? Overseas?
Are
there any smells used in the ultimate solo?
Is
the audience invited to participate?
Is
the ultimate solo being documented? For which purpose?
Is
the ultimate solo using a forth wall?
How
does the ultimate solo makes you feel?
How
long is the ultimate solo?
What
happens when there's silence?
Now,
breathe deeply and take a few moments to enjoy the last minute of the
ultimate solo
How
is your body feeling?
When
you are ready... you can slowly start to open your eyes.....
Thank you and have a
pleasent evenning.