This research lab explores choreography and instruction based art through play and game mechanics. The lab provides a framework for constructing score-based performances and in a second step, invites to bend and suspend rules; to playfully redesign systems borrowed from everyday life or existing games. We will look at things like flow, contingency, participation, agency, reality glitch and game-time and see how this can be linked to own pedagogical practice. Choreographic Clues reflects the political potential of scores and game structures to reshape and practice other realities.

The "Experimentierlabor: WITHDRAWING THE PERFORMER - Choreographic Clues" is offered together with "Experimentierlabor: WITHDRAWING THE PERFORMER - Performances for the Mind" by Jasmin Schaitl. Students can, but do not have to, attend both courses. Both courses will be realised by the course leaders in collaboration.

Based on the research of the project leaders of the INTRA project WITHDRAWING THE PERFORMER (2021-2022), students will have the opportunity to experience performances with a participatory character and to expand/create themselves.

Goals

The students are invited to bring in their own interests with the aim of initiating play/game-scores that can continue to develop after the days spent together.

In the lab, students receive a theoretical as well as very well-founded, practical insight into participatory performative practices. Interactive experiments, are actively experienced, reflected upon and expanded by the students.

Literature Suggestion

Suter, Beat; Kocher, Mela; Bauer, Réne. Games & Rules, transcript Verlag

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25374

Introduction: p.7-16

Rules of Play as a Framework for the “Magic Circle” p. 19 - 32

- Active collaboration, presence and participation 

- Continuous attendance

- Submission of a written short reflection to ascertain the participatory character of the lab, as well as completion of a questionnaire about the experiences and learning content of the workshops.

Wahlfach

Limited number of participants (max. 9) - early registration is recommended. 

The Experimentierlabor takes place in blocks in the form of workshops.

The course will be held together with Jasmin Schaitl and supported by Imani Rameses.

Language: German and English.

Corona: In the past two semesters, it has been shown that, if necessary for corona reasons, it is also possible to engage in a meaningful and fruitful exchange online. The respective form of delivery depends on the current operating scenario of the Angewandte. Please note ongoing information from the Rectorate via uni-ak.ac.at - email address.