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& Lorin: A performance-lecture on the synchronization of affect VIDEO OF PEFORMANCE Mauri & Lorin: a performance-lecture on the synchronization of affect (2010) is threaded through with theoretical text delivered by a man and woman in skivvies who tremble, abruptly shift trajectories, and strike wacky or everyday poses. A woman spastically traverses the stage while a man, in his underwear, delivers a lecture on chaos theory, his mouth full of dry crackers that garble his speech. Surprising us with innocent, awkward, yet fully physicalized movement, Mauri and Lorin immediately draw the viewer in to their idiosyncratic world of behavioral coding, non-deterministic algorithms, and chalkdust. “The performers are a clever dadaist pair...” -Lisa Kraus for the Philadelphia Inquirer “...roaring, wriggling, cartwheeling duo...” -Merilyn Jackson for the Philadelphia Inquirer Technical requirements for Mauri & Lorin are minimal (standard stereo sound with CD or digital source, lighting is neutral) and the work can be adapted to virtually any space (a stage, lecture hall, gallery...perhaps even a living room). The simple, compact set includes an easel, chalkboard, table, and stool. Text by Brian Massumi, blues song by Son House. |
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