Anatomy is Destiny
View a 10 minute arrangement of this performance at the Church of the Epiphany, Chicago:
http://vimeo.com/12553705
Credits: Liliya Lifanova - Concept, Design,Fabrication, Direction, and Production. 32 participants. Choreography by Davy Bisaro, Sound design by Sebastian Alvarez.
I utilized as a script the record of Marcel Duchamp's match against himself as Rrose Sélavy, his female (and in this game also his aggressive) alter-ego. Comprised of 32 participants dressed in specially designed garments that restrict their movements, thereby also defining their role within the game, each side makes 40 motions after which the match ends in a tie.
Three public performances:
1. Betty Rymer Gallery, September 8, 2009 at 4pm. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 280 S. Columbus Drive #1130, Chicago, IL 60603
Performers:
Pawns:
Katie Bateman
Benji Pearson
Brook Jonquil
Sarah Ann Morton
Ryan Dunn
Beau Sage
Lilly Sage
Maegan Jenkins
Ya Ting Hsu
Saya Da Jung
Eileen Doyle
Coutney Mackendanz
Jess Standefer
Ali Seradge
Oni Carver
Alicia Elida Acevedo
Rooks:
Greer Beckman
Jordan Scrivner
Hannah Manfredi
Matthew Bourque
Knights:
Adam Rose
Mandy Grace Kelly
Aaron Maier
Alexine Haynes
Bishops:
Nozomi Rose Kato
Allison Fall
Willian Goss
Heather Lynn
Queens:
Lee Blalock
Tommy Heffron
Kings:
Misuzu Aoi
Geoff Hughes
2. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, September 11, 2009 at 5:30pm. 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607
Performers:
Pawns:
Katie Bateman
Benji Pearson
Brook Jonquil
Sarah Ann Morton
Ryan Dunn
Beau Sage
Lilly Sage
Maegan Jenkins
Ya Ting Hsu
Saya Da Jung
Eileen Doyle
Coutney Mackendanz
Aiesha Dukes
Ali Seradge
Oni Carver
Alicia Elida Acevedo
Rooks:
Jess Standefer
Jordan Scrivner
Hannah Manfredi
Matthew Bourque
Knights:
Adam Rose
Mandy Grace Kelly
Aaron Maier
Alexine Haynes
Bishops:
Nozomi Rose Kato
Allison Fall
Willian Goss
Heather Lynn
Queens:
Lee Blalock
Tommy Heffron
Kings:
Misuzu Aoi
Geoff Hughes
3) Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint Louis, MO February 15, 2012.
A 5 minute demo of this performance can be found here (choreography by Davy Bisaro, performers: Tiffany Janeway and Juliana Marko): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NZdEj80
Special Thanks:
Balta Pena, David Grant (make-up), Diego Silva Ardila, Matthew Satz, Elizabeth Dow (elizabethdow.com), Michael Ryan, SUGS Staff, Jason Smith, Joel Kuennen, Mary Jane Jacob, Mark Jeffery, Kari Laine McCluskey, SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Department, Frances Whitehead, Karina Natis, Anna (Bu) Tu, Jeff De La Cruz, Nick Briz, Allison Mace, Bradley Bailey, Shannon Price Bailey, Jennifer Shahade, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Chicago, World Chess Hall of Fame and Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint Louis.
http://vimeo.com/12553705
Credits: Liliya Lifanova - Concept, Design,Fabrication, Direction, and Production. 32 participants. Choreography by Davy Bisaro, Sound design by Sebastian Alvarez.
I utilized as a script the record of Marcel Duchamp's match against himself as Rrose Sélavy, his female (and in this game also his aggressive) alter-ego. Comprised of 32 participants dressed in specially designed garments that restrict their movements, thereby also defining their role within the game, each side makes 40 motions after which the match ends in a tie.
Three public performances:
1. Betty Rymer Gallery, September 8, 2009 at 4pm. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 280 S. Columbus Drive #1130, Chicago, IL 60603
Performers:
Pawns:
Katie Bateman
Benji Pearson
Brook Jonquil
Sarah Ann Morton
Ryan Dunn
Beau Sage
Lilly Sage
Maegan Jenkins
Ya Ting Hsu
Saya Da Jung
Eileen Doyle
Coutney Mackendanz
Jess Standefer
Ali Seradge
Oni Carver
Alicia Elida Acevedo
Rooks:
Greer Beckman
Jordan Scrivner
Hannah Manfredi
Matthew Bourque
Knights:
Adam Rose
Mandy Grace Kelly
Aaron Maier
Alexine Haynes
Bishops:
Nozomi Rose Kato
Allison Fall
Willian Goss
Heather Lynn
Queens:
Lee Blalock
Tommy Heffron
Kings:
Misuzu Aoi
Geoff Hughes
2. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, September 11, 2009 at 5:30pm. 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607
Performers:
Pawns:
Katie Bateman
Benji Pearson
Brook Jonquil
Sarah Ann Morton
Ryan Dunn
Beau Sage
Lilly Sage
Maegan Jenkins
Ya Ting Hsu
Saya Da Jung
Eileen Doyle
Coutney Mackendanz
Aiesha Dukes
Ali Seradge
Oni Carver
Alicia Elida Acevedo
Rooks:
Jess Standefer
Jordan Scrivner
Hannah Manfredi
Matthew Bourque
Knights:
Adam Rose
Mandy Grace Kelly
Aaron Maier
Alexine Haynes
Bishops:
Nozomi Rose Kato
Allison Fall
Willian Goss
Heather Lynn
Queens:
Lee Blalock
Tommy Heffron
Kings:
Misuzu Aoi
Geoff Hughes
3) Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint Louis, MO February 15, 2012.
A 5 minute demo of this performance can be found here (choreography by Davy Bisaro, performers: Tiffany Janeway and Juliana Marko): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NZdEj80
Special Thanks:
Balta Pena, David Grant (make-up), Diego Silva Ardila, Matthew Satz, Elizabeth Dow (elizabethdow.com), Michael Ryan, SUGS Staff, Jason Smith, Joel Kuennen, Mary Jane Jacob, Mark Jeffery, Kari Laine McCluskey, SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Department, Frances Whitehead, Karina Natis, Anna (Bu) Tu, Jeff De La Cruz, Nick Briz, Allison Mace, Bradley Bailey, Shannon Price Bailey, Jennifer Shahade, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Chicago, World Chess Hall of Fame and Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint Louis.
