Re-calling Other (2010)
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[Four describers - Nabil, Felix, Felicity and Timothy - are dispersed among different PAs inside and outside the space. Timothy stands somewhere in proximity to some of the audience.]
Nabil: “Closer!”
Felix: “Look!”
Felicity: “I see you.”
Timothy: “I feel you.”
Nabil: “Who is she?”
Felix: “Are you – my other?”
Felicity: “Who is she?”
Timothy: “Are you – mine?”
[Concurrently, an overlapping chorus:]
“Is to touch to take?”
“Anotherness, anotherness, anotherness...”
[Fayen borrow’s mic from Felix]
Could our percussive bodies be a tool for vocalising our impressions?
Could our breath offer a tool for vocalising our impressions,
for conveying absurdity, or awkwardness,
to share what it feels like to tune our bodies individually and collectively to the work?
[Play breath sound work/ captioned video]
[Alone in the centre, Timothy begins the body percussiveness score in one place.]
[Timothy walks outside to microphone.]
[Other (2010) continues beyond breath — ]
The 4 describers begin to describe from different perspectives.
Sometimes overlapping, and sometimes the describers create space for single voices to be heard.
Felix: physical describer of people’s movement and proximity.
Nabil: emotional vibe check of the scene, and self-vibe-check
Felicity: environmental description of setting, weather
Timothy: describer of sound and sound effects
When the film finishes, all describers become still, and sit down/rest.