At a tilt

Today's thoughts:

I would like to designate the up top alcove (that thrusts from the shop) to be the "kitchen", as in the choreoscript, there is a sense of someone drinking coffee (or tea) and contemplating.  I would like to use that alcove area for that imaginary space.  I am imagining if it could be slightly tilted?  A linoleum kitchen floor, on a slight angle, a small kitchen table and chair perched on that angle.  Suggested in the area, a "stove" with a tea kettle.  I will be using tea kettle whistling as a sound element. I see this little "set" as "floating" in that alcove. 

Metamorphosis. Scenic Design by Philip Engleheart

Along with that, I imagine the first time we see someone at that table that the tea cup/coffee mug is normal size.  But then each consequent time, the cup is larger.  Growing surreally. The final scene, when the bottle dress goddess is filling the space and spinning with the other dancing/spinners that the lights in the alcove space would create a sense of that world up there swirling like tea/coffee/water in a cup, as if now the actor is now longer holding the liquid/but the liquid is holding the actor.

The Small Things. Scenic design by Mayou Trikerioti. 2006

Coming together

Plan B: When things don't go as planned,  not that you had a Plan B in mind - but now in the moment of chaos, you better do something....


Often Politicians are stuck without a Plan B.

Take Flint, Michigan.


So I think the "narrative" for the Spring production is the Flint water crisis.
It has everything.
Sadly.
A Plan gone horribly awry.  Politicians doing quick "Plan B" patches, only make it worse.
Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

Umbrellas.  That useless gesture in a deluge.
Cher donates Icelandic bottled water to Flint.

Umbrellas: The Umbrella Movement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_the_Umbrella_Movement

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The Umbrella Movement:

http://www.ejinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/921951_7d97b693399b54a7853ead58193dfa3e.jpg

Plastic bags as the material for costumes?

In addition to the big, major plastic bottle dress - what if the costumes were made from plastic bags?
Could there be a "curtain" of plastic bags?

Umbrellas!

Submitted by Jill Wielgos.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/10/umbrella-canopy/

Plan B by artist Lubaina Himid

"Magic tricks, changing light, relentless tides, crazy perspectives, optical illusions, and poetic texts, empty chairs and the 'choice' offered by two canvas paintings clarifies and confuses everything.  However I have to admit this totally expresses the point of the whole body of work.  How do you tell the difference between war and  peace? "   

      Lubaina Himid  Plan B Catalogue - Letter to Mike Tooby    

Lubaina Himid from "Plan B"

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