24-25.01.23
240123250123
GETRUDE GLASSHOUSE, 24 JANUARY + 25 JANUARY 2023, 4:00-8:00 PM
Performed at Contact High, 2023 presented by Gertrude Contemporary and Performance Review.
A 23-minute score of superfluous specificity looped over and over.
“The performers count to 20 Mississippis in their heads. One scratches their nose; 7 Mississippis later, another adjusts their sleeve. Mara pushes Sophie up against the wall. Both think: “I am unsure of what I am doing”. Mara and Sophie look at each other and then begin counting. At 10 Mississippis, Mara fixes Sophie’s fringe, gently guiding a strand of hair behind her ear. They hold for 3 Mississippis…”
Abject, rotting, awkward, manufactured, controlled, uncomfortable, acted, fake + trying/attempting w/ some beauty thrown in. Performers shuffle through the cage that is ‘240123250123’ over and over until perfect.
By: Gabriella Imrichova
Performers: Anika De Ruyter, Mara Galagher and Sophie Gargan
Review: https://performancereview.online/reviews/24-01-23-25-01-23-gabriella-imrichova
Review: https://tondbyhamishmcintosh.medium.com/review-24-01-23-25-01-23-99a45359a226
‘240123250123’, Contact High 2023, Gertrude Glasshouse, Naarm (Melbourne). Photo: Machiko Abe. Documentation facilitated by Open Practice Studio. Courtesy of Gertrude and Performance Review.