Project Info
Warping
During the collective action of social distancing, the performance Warping amplifies the intensity of close proximity by intimately placing two spectators in a room to witness my live movement intertwined with the animated projections of painter Gabrielle Vitollo. In order to accommodate audience demand during COVID, I danced the 10 minute performance 15 cycles over the course of four hours.
Vitollo began digitally animating her physical abstract paintings in order to make her work accessible to people who otherwise could not witness her paintings live. Taking stimulation from the animations, my choreography and movement bring intimacy to the viewers only permitted through the ephemeral moment.
This project is based on the idea of the Ripple Effect – the initial event or action within a system that propagates outward to change the system at large. Warping seeks to unfold and build emotive waves that touch on the sublime.
Creative Team
Performance + Choreography
Carly Lave
Painting + Animations:
Gabrielle Vitollo
Videography:
Willow Hamilton/ Indexthumb
Photography:
Max Eicke
Venue:
Altes Finanzamt Neukölln
Premiere:
October 3, 2020
Artistic Significance
Warping was a work in which I bridged my skill in spatial design with choreographic design during the COVID pandemic. I placed the performance in a small room of three meters by five meters in order to play with confines and organizations of my body in space. By choosing to place two audience members in the room for the performance, we brought them closer to my active moving body.
While dancing, I observed each audience member in performance, engaging with their stares and occupancy in the room. I used the animations to drive my spatial exploration in the tight darkness. The paintings use a spectrum of color and linearity, which I express in my body.
The architecture of the space designed through light projection, physical texture and each audience member’s body allowed the narrative to unfold as a public performance in a year of isolation.
