GIRLMACHINE
Moving stage installation, Italian Academy at Columbia University for PERFORMA09. Awarded with the Fall Residency Program 2009 at the Watermill Center, founded by artist/director Robert Wilson, New York, Summer - November 11, 2009Mirror film, helium, air, 15º Photographer Chairs
GIRLMACHINE is a free theatrical investigation of Futurism's ambiguous vitality and its complex relationship to the modern body, exploring notions of masculine identity and mechanized erotics. A Futurist club of men, women and objects created by a collective of artists across art, theatre, architecture and music. Among various selected Futurist poetry and manifestos, the piece presents an adaptation of Una Parentesi Luminosa, by Marella Caracciolo Chia (Adelphi, Milan, 2008).
To contrast the rich neo-Renaissance-style Teatro, (venturing even to the exteriors of the building) we created an inflated, transforming installation employing mirror film, light and gas. Large, connected tetrahedrons float in space and change their configuration throughout the performance; like additional actors questioning formality and gravity.
Directed by Carlos Soto/Charles Chemin
Music by Tristan Bechet
Light by Eugene Tsai
Assistant Direction by Elena Gui
Installation Assistants Hannah Hunt, Manasi Pandey, Sean Gordon, Tien Ling, Zachary Simonson
Produced by Luisa Gui
Performed by Jenn Dees, Clara Galante, Elke Luyten, Alice Stern, Mai Ueda and Joshua Seidner
