Affects of Gravity
A Site-Specific, Public Intervention, 2009 Topsfield Agricultural Fair Midway, Topsfield, MA Made in collaboration with poet Chris Tonelli Duration: 3 Days Affects of Gravity was a site-specific, intervention at the Topsfield Agriculture Fair Midway using the amusement park ride, “The Gravitron”, a centrifugal-force-based, anti-gravity ride. This project, a collaboration with poet, Chris Tonelli, brought selections from Tonelli’s chapbook, “For People Who Like Gravity and Other...
Read MoreWhite on White (a.k.a. W.o.W. and Win!)
A Site-specific, Participatory Performance Event, 2009 Performed at the international performance festival and conference, “Staging Citizenship: Cultural Rights in the America’s”, Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics: 7th Encuentro, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia, August, 2009 Universidad Nacional de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia, August 2009 South End Studios, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 2009 Mobius Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 2008...
Read MoreSlow: A Public Butoh Workshop
A Platform2 Public intervention, 2010 Downtown Crossing shopping area, Boston, MA DURATION: 90 minutes Performed on March 18, 2010, Platform2 invited choreographer, Alissa Cardone, to give a public Butoh workshop outside during the lunch hour. The economy was slowing down. And through this piece, Platform2 wondered, “could we also slow down?”. Butoh, a meditative dance form developed in Japan after World War II that incorporates actions performed in hyper-slow movement. The dance form came...
Read MoreThe National Bitter Melon Council Educational Exhibit
A National Bitter Melon Council Participatory Public Intervention, 2006 The Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA, USA The National Bitter Melon Council Educational Exhibit was installed in the Fruit and Vegetable Barn as part of the Educational Exhibit Competition at the Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, MA. The Topsfield Fair, founded in 1818, is the oldest agriculture fair in the United States. Agriculture fairs have a history of competitive harvest and livestock events. The Educational...
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