I want to see you limp with pleasure

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York
November 30, 2006 / 2 hour performance with sound by Joel Mellin

In I want to see you limp with pleasure, the artists sit atop ottomans, performing private gestures, as they act as distant directors of the two-hour nonlinear event. The remaining ten performers in the adjacent room take cues from the artists via live feed video displayed on multiple monitors. Performers also rely on two pre-recorded videos to dictate their movements and boundaries. In one video, a woman executes fleeting gestures, while in another, an ambiguous animal form is caught by a surveillance camera. Selected performers are responsible for actively switching the videos on the monitors. Chance occurrences and retreats from the system fuel the self-regulating work.

This performance took place in conjunction with Peggy Jarrell Kaplan's Contemporary Dance: Portraits of Choreographers, Chez Bushwick Presents, and Yvonne Rainer's reading from her book Feelings Are Facts.

Clothing: Linda Fitzgerald
Performers: Jessica Batten, Jessica Cook, Holly Faurot, Kaitie Fitzgerald, Molly Fitzgerald, Taylor Garrabrant, Yasamin Keshtkar, Kristin Licata, Troy Ogilvie, Sarah H. Paulson, Susie Paulson, and Emily Poole
Video Appearance: Doris Reyes

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[lonelydoors]

This is great! I would have love to be there!

Great performers and great ambiance!