To clarify, this is the final plan for my performance.
I will be performing in Studio 3 on Wednesday 16th May 2012 at 17.30 for one hour.
Studio three will, in effect be the inside of my mind. Therefore I will be alone in the studio, as if alone in my own head while I deal with all the things in there. Props will act as prompts for me to talk about issues, litter and odd socks, etc. I will talk through various issues and problems I have while tidying the space up. On one wall of the studio I also will have my Twitter feed projected.
Due to there being nobody in the space but myself, the audience will be outside the performance space, but before they take a seat they must face a choice.
The choice will be where they wish to observe the performance. There will be two options. The first will be in the upper viewing gallery above studio 3 where they can watch the performance live. There will also be another audience in another space not too far from the studio watching the performance through a live television link.
This splits the audience into a passive group and an interactive group.
The interactive group will watch through the television, but next to this there will be a PC with the Twitter site log in page open. This group can communicate with me during my performance, asking questions and offering support via Twitter through the pc, or via their smartphones to which I will respond as I see fit. In this way the audience help to shape the performance.
Naturally, the passive group will watch live through the studio window and listen in through the use of a laptop, but that is all they can do.
The contemporary nature of this interaction makes for a fluid performance, although makes me very nervous. It’s an element of risk as I don’t know what anyone will say or how I will respond. However, it also allows people who are not even in Lincoln to help shape the performance too. I will publicise my performance using Twitter and Facebook, so that if people are unable to attend, they will have the chance to be a part of it and offer me support.
It’s all coming together! In a terrifying sort of way…
These photo’s are of me testing the tech out. It works!
Martyn