Re: Okay, let's get philosophical: Performance Theory time

[paulpop@ssnet.com (Paul Poplawski, Phd)]

>>
>> As I'm two weeks away from my own solo looping performance, I'm
>> thinking about the sheer performance environment aspect, and how the
>> visual/mechanical aspects of looping can affect the audience's 
>perception
>> of the music.  Anyone have any thoughts on any of the above?
>>
>> --Andre
>>
>
>I'm three weeks away from a series of live looping shows.  I've been
>seeking out performance opportunities that avoid a "staged" performance.
>I'm going to be playing in several office buildings, in atrium lobbies.
>I'll be set up off to the side, filling the space with sound, and not
>expecting to be a visual focal point for the audience (the audience will
>most likely be just passing through anyway).  I'm thinking it will be
>somewhere between performance and installation.  In regards to the
>audience's perception, we'll have to wait and see.
>
>-Jon
>

I think you have it Jon.  The idea for me behind this kind of music is not
that it is to be attending to directly but either squinted at or peaked at
occasionally.  The visual field is less important here.  Think of yourself
as an installation is a good image.

-Paul