People, the world around us, secrets, statistics, stories, photos, documentation, watching, drinking, sneaking a peek, socializing, listening, dreaming, playing.
Music
Your voice, my voice, the shower, city noise, laughter, whispers, screams, and a little Bees Gees every once in a while.
Movies
Home videos, web streams
Television
News, Reality TV, whatever you like
Heroes
Miranda July, Dorky Park, Wooster Group, Sophie Calle, Rebecca Solnit,
In a hotel room, three women chat, dance, paint nails, drink vodka, take photos, get dressed (or undressed), and run a bath, all while sharing stories from the past and creating new ones in the moment. An audience of 10 is drawn into the action through conversation, assignments, and invitations to explore the room by snooping into dresser drawers and suitcases and every nook and cranny in between, lounging on the queen-sized bed, or wandering through hundreds of true stories and real photographs of real people that cover the walls. No one disappears without first leaving behind a personal memento or imprint, which is then woven into future performances to become a moving record of the individual memoirs of a community. This is Performance Memoirs.
Laura Curry and Lori Dillon, Seattle-based performing artists, are the co-creators of "Performance Memoirs" - an interactive performance experience set in a hotel room. The project is based on facts and anecdotes collected from people who have participated in Curry and Dillon’s past interactive work. They – along with collaborating artist Pamela Gregory – guide audience participants on a journey of stories, dances and constant interaction.
"Performance Memoirs" premiered at Seattle's Hotel Max February 28 - March 8, 2008 with generous support from the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Paul G. Allen Family Foundations, 4Culture and ArtPatch. Watch for "Performance Memoirs" to invade a hotel room near you.
