FLUXCONCERT 20080925-27
This Friday and Saturday is FLUXCONCERT 20080925-27, an instruction-based performance that I wrote and directed.
September 26 & 27, 2008 | 8PM
Abrons Arts Center (directions)
466 Grand St., New York, NY (map)
$10 – RESERVE TICKETS NOW
Five simultaneous instruction-based performances overlap and weave together to develop an oblique exploration of love, loss, and the ambiguities of human bonding.
A total of 71 performances occur simultaneously in 48 minutes, overlapping according to the following structure:
- An action occurs every 1 minute for a total of 48
- An action occurs every 3 minutes for a total of 16
- An action occurs every 12 minutes for a total of 4
- An action occurs every 24 minutes for a total of 2
- An action occurs every 48 minutes for a total of 1
Each action is different, generated according to concise textual instructions. Each of the five performances develops individually and in aggregate to present a quasi-narrative rumination on human emotion.
The performance draws on the legacies of Fluxus event scores and Conceptual Art to generate an evening of ambiguity, improvisation, and absurdist performance.
FLUXCONCERT 20080925-27 will be accompanied by a collectible poster-sized program designed by David Rager graphically articulating each performance action and explaining the overall structure guiding the show.
FLUXCONCERT 20080925-27 is performed by Anthony P. Clune, Ryan Anthony Donaldson, Joseph Gross, Rick Herron, Ben Kerrick, Paul Moreno, and Ethan Wagner. Written and directed by Perry Garvin.