Actua 1
Actua 1 is a live-film performance that constructs an event that both happened and did not. An exercise in futility and concentration, the piece is named after Actua One, a lost film—Godard’s favorite—from a lost non-revolution. Performers pace restlessly in a space adjacent to the audience as they spout slogans for a missing revolution. Actors propel themselves out of stagnation and boredom through complex object procedures and mental tasks. Speeches, music, activities, and radio are projected into the gallery space via video cameras and microphones. The action is both intimately proximal and telepresent. Actua 1: an absent performance for four performers—the soldiers from “Les Carabiniers” performing Allan Kaprow on public access.
written by: Kara Feely and Travis Just
performed by: Eric Magnus, Tavish Miller, Kara Feely, Travis Just
September 23: Presents Gallery, NYC
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