http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkBT_OC-VSw
it didn't happen but this is what did.
two pieces on perspectives in remembering. one filmed, one staged.
questions arising are how do we stage differences in perspectives? how do we reproduce change of camera angle, points of view and voiceovers on stage?
one event, three different memories; what does this say about the nature of memory. can there be a historically accurate reconstruction of an event? or is it always from one perspective influenced by emotion, stake in the event and sense of self identity?
relevant sources
ideas for our play arising from this:
- different staging areas with different activities; autobiographical memory, deja vue, semantic memory, mnemonics. what happens in each and how many choices do the audience get? food, smells, questions and monologues? is there a couple of main stage pieces? physical, musical, beautiful, on silks?
- can audience choose one of three endings to the show? something like; choose to leave with a personal memory, write in our guestbook, time alone to reflect?
- choose to create a memory for another: record a message for the next person.
- http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/bt/work_rider_spoke.html
- choose to create a collective memory in a group.
- what memento do we give the audience? a aide memoire of the show? a photo? a perfume?
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