Monday, 16th June 2008: first day week 2

A short work day today, with a Body Circuits class in the middle. A good deal of discussion about logistics, and about different configurations: one for this Friday, one for the Heads Up performance in August. We will look at another possibility, without live aerial work, but with video of it at some point - not sure if that will be part of (during) the performance, or a separate event (before? after? another time?).

The screen is made, the video cams work (giving off a lot of static among the faint images), the switcher can create some very nice effects. Now (of course) more questions: What video and/or what effect goes with which section of dance and music? How does the projected image change what the spectator might see/receive? What/whom is being homed in on...
What is distance? What is proximity? When (sometimes/always/never) is Homing/In intimate? When is it remote? Who are these people, and what are they doing (and why)?

I wonder if Homing/In really is about surveillance, if that intention is apparent enough; perhaps some sections should be longer; perhaps the whole event is simply ironic, since we cannot create any sort of atmosphere: the natural light at this time of year (and with the unusually glorious weather) transforms the space and the duet into something that is so obviously not hidden, not secret, not subversive... is it possible to create a sense of deception and uncertainty in such a well-lit environment?

We will get to perform it again, later in the summer, when the sun will be lower in the sky and the days shorter...