DEAR ALL,
We finally arrived to the premiere. These last 2 weeks have been busy, and the updates were not so frequent as we would like.
Yesterday was a day with a lot of mixed fellings.
We know that we haven't reach the MASAKO POINT yet, but I hope we do during the 9 performance days left. Masako herself remindes us everyday of it.
We have uploaded some images that Masako took from the actions (flyers, show and televisions). Next week we'll begin with the bear:)
It would be nice to have you here.
Yesterday the conversation with the public reminded us of some aspects that have been lost in some way. Performers should perform? How can you deal with the expectation of the public? What does action means? Can you create without tension?...
Questions in our heads..
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
MPT
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I have been researching the Masako Point theory and here is what I have come across so far. This is from a swiss performance-art catalogue I found at the National Library. There isn't much information available on MPT or DeTryullard himself, but I shall keep researching and will keep you updated on my findings. SC
Jon DeTryullard
The Masako Point Theory (MPT), in French Le Point Masako, is one of the most controversial yet influential theories in psychology, and was developed by Jon DeTryullard (see picture), a Swiss psychologist (1939–2001). Besides playing a major role in modern psychology and psychoanalysis, his theory provided many central concepts in the field of semiotics, as it proposed a new perception of reality, or as DeTryullard himself coined it, Re-Per-Ce (i.e. to re-perceive, or re-examine). The Masako Point Theory concerns the ability to shift one’s perception of reality as a whole given a new paradigm. Often shown to be an involuntary procedure on the part of the patient, this shift can also be triggered when certain coordinates that affect perception are dramatically inversed.
Although some schools of thought would disagree, DeTryullard’s work on Masako Point Theory has often been associated with Piaget and his constructivist theory of knowing, which, in terms of growth of intelligence meant the ability to more accurately represent the world and perform logical operations on representations of concepts grounded in the world. Though entirely different in its foundations, the two theories share some similarities.
MPT has been considered controversial for its dangerous nature as it can produce an effect not entirely dissimilar from that of a drug-induced state or of high-alertness and new awareness such as the visual descriptions of religious epiphanies.
Although some schools of thought would disagree, DeTryullard’s work on Masako Point Theory has often been associated with Piaget and his constructivist theory of knowing, which, in terms of growth of intelligence meant the ability to more accurately represent the world and perform logical operations on representations of concepts grounded in the world. Though entirely different in its foundations, the two theories share some similarities.
MPT has been considered controversial for its dangerous nature as it can produce an effect not entirely dissimilar from that of a drug-induced state or of high-alertness and new awareness such as the visual descriptions of religious epiphanies.
3D model of the space of ZDB for Masako Point...
Note: the teared seating on the right-hand side (beyond the white curtain) will not be there.
click on the image to enlarge for big and beautiful.
peace and love.
Monday, March 17, 2008
img_ZDB
Hello !
Finally, I put some imgs in ZDB.
(Liina, I'm trying to put some photos. If I'll be able to do, i'll tell U how we can do it!)
Wishing you all a beutiful spring*
Sunday, March 16, 2008
101 CO-CREATORS: UPDATE
Dear Colleagues and Co-creators,
After the residency period we are now working at full-throttle on Masako Point at ZDB. These are the most recent work updates:
POSTCARDS / SOCIAL BEARS / SHOP WINDOWS / MASAKO POINT
1. POSTCARDS
Several fliers/postcards will be distributed in the area surrounding the theatre (Bairro Alto). On the front of these postcards there will be a proposal to execute a single experiment. From the list of 101 experiments we are currently choosing between 15-30 experiments. Each individual postcard will therefore, in a very sober and simple way, propose an experiment on the front (i.e. Tell a stranger she is beautiful) and explain, in a summarized way, the way to perform it on the back, such as effect, duration, and tools.
These postcards will be spread around shops and bars as gifts. Ideas.
The only information available other than the proposal itself and its rules and explanation, will be the logo and the website.
2. SOCIAL BEARS
What if four bears went out for a coffee in Bairro Alto?
3. SHOP WINDOWS
In different bars and shops around Bairro Alto we will have the 9 videos showing on TVs. The idea (and for this we need these shops to give us green light) is to have these videos playing in a loop day and night so that people passing by will notice them but without forceful advertising.
Again, the only information available will be the logo and the website.
4. MASAKO POINT
We are re-structuring the space in order to create more than 1 different reality, reviewing the text, sorting out logistics and borrowing equipment and re-designing aspects of the show while maintaining the core idea intact.
The poster will also have the logo and the website available, thus finalising the process.
The program for the show will unite all the information above. Our idea is to have separate objects, united only by an image and the website in order to maintain the "reality-changing" side of all this discreet.
Please comment, give suggestions and ideas....
After the residency period we are now working at full-throttle on Masako Point at ZDB. These are the most recent work updates:
POSTCARDS / SOCIAL BEARS / SHOP WINDOWS / MASAKO POINT
1. POSTCARDS
Several fliers/postcards will be distributed in the area surrounding the theatre (Bairro Alto). On the front of these postcards there will be a proposal to execute a single experiment. From the list of 101 experiments we are currently choosing between 15-30 experiments. Each individual postcard will therefore, in a very sober and simple way, propose an experiment on the front (i.e. Tell a stranger she is beautiful) and explain, in a summarized way, the way to perform it on the back, such as effect, duration, and tools.
These postcards will be spread around shops and bars as gifts. Ideas.
The only information available other than the proposal itself and its rules and explanation, will be the logo and the website.
2. SOCIAL BEARS
What if four bears went out for a coffee in Bairro Alto?
3. SHOP WINDOWS
In different bars and shops around Bairro Alto we will have the 9 videos showing on TVs. The idea (and for this we need these shops to give us green light) is to have these videos playing in a loop day and night so that people passing by will notice them but without forceful advertising.
Again, the only information available will be the logo and the website.
4. MASAKO POINT
We are re-structuring the space in order to create more than 1 different reality, reviewing the text, sorting out logistics and borrowing equipment and re-designing aspects of the show while maintaining the core idea intact.
The poster will also have the logo and the website available, thus finalising the process.
The program for the show will unite all the information above. Our idea is to have separate objects, united only by an image and the website in order to maintain the "reality-changing" side of all this discreet.
Please comment, give suggestions and ideas....
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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