Our group went up to The Usher Gallery and saw this painting which is called “Bound By Love” by Alexei Grigoriev
We felt the painting seemed so out of place amongst the portraits of people and Lincoln, that is was brought to our attention right away. We then went back to the idea of using the Cafe, which that lived in feeling. Then it is as if the lovers are trying to meet in the Cafe.
It made us think of Pearson’s theater and archeology where it states “Cultural identities, It is in these limited spaces and with these heterogeneous elements that both archeology and performance work and negotiate identities of people and things.” (Pearson, Shanks, 2001, p54)
We want to focus on the Cafe (as well as the courtyard outside) to help bring the performance together and show the identities of these people, and their love for each other. One part of the performance will include one person in the cafe “talking” to someone in the building opposite. The building representing the people in the painting rather than the actors doing so.
The archeology is an important factor in our performance, representing not only the people in the painting but the distance between them.
Though this has yet to come into practice and we are unsure if it will be effective.
Bibliography:
Pearson, M., Shanks, M., (2001). Theatre/ Archeology. London: Routledge
Gabriel Davies