PERFORMANCE
VIDEO ProJECTION + AMBISONIC SOUND + MOVEMENT
IT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY
2023-Ongoing
An audiovisual and movement experiment that investigates the connection between archives, oral history, and the practice of remembering through physical embodiment. Centering the story of the Good Shepherd fire of 1967 and the girl who allegedly started it from within, this site specific work uses the details of the historical fire as both evocation and meditation.
This work began as a collaboration between Chari Glogovac-Smith and Sadaf Sadri after discovering recorded oral histories in the Mohai Museum of History. The collaboration was then extended to Nia-Amina Minor and Akoiya Harris for the addition of dance and movement. The work was first performed in March of 2023 at the Chapel at Good Shepard Center, the site of the fire in ‘67.
Performances:
March 11, 2023 - The Chapel @ Good Shepard Center, Seattle, WA
PROJECTIONS + VIDEO + SOUND + MOVEMENT
STRATUM
2022-Ongoing
STRATUM is an intermedia movement based performance work that blends video projections, immersive sound, 3D animation and green screen technology to create a digital set. The first iteration featured a solo dance performance by Gary Champi, a 10 minute piece which debuted at On the Boards in Seattle WA, USA in 2022. The projections were composed by filming Gary in advance in front of a green screen, and then integrating the footage into a world made with 3D animation. During the performance, Gary's movements were synced with the projections to create a duplicitous effect. In addition to the new media areas of exploration, we were also interested in investigating traditional performer audience dynamics, and experimented with breaking the fourth wall by extending the "stage" into the audience.
Performances:
July 21-24, 2022 - On The Boards, Seattle, WA