PostGazette: "What do you need?
What do you want?
What are you afraid of?
These questions about relationships are the premise behind Marinov Dance and Red Dress Films' 10-day dance and art exhibition, 'The Intimacies Project' under way in a storefront on the outskirts of New York City's Times Square."
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Somehow it seems only natural to me that the approach to "Intimacies" is a multi-media one. Love is never the same for any individual, which is why it often seems so improbable if not impossible. When challenging people to express their thoughts about relationships it was wise for the people putting this project together to offer more than one means of viewing the subject matter. While I hate to say that art should "cover it's bases", multiple mediums allow for artists to reach a greater audience .
This seems like such a fascinating idea, what a great way to involve viewers and pull what would just be people looking at an exhibit into being a part of the process and artists themselves. The subject, although a bit too predictable and overdone, is still an interesting topic and something which people would feel comfortable addressing. It would be interesting to see the combination of so many art forms: video dance art etc. Hopefully there is more success in attracting viewers.
I think this is a very cool idea! It seems like an awesome way to interpret a performance. I think it does become so much more intimate in the way that the performers take the photograph from that day and use it to inspire them for the choreography for the nightly performance. And like Sylvianne said, it is a great way to involve viewers in the exhibit.
This project sounds interesting, but it seems to have some key elements missing. I think everyone would be interested to think about these things alone, but I don't think they will really care too much about what others have to say. Especially if the entire show lasts a long time. I think it would be interesting if it would last only a few minutes to flash through what people did, but it seems to lose its effectiveness if the final presentation lasted a while.
This sounds like such a cool exhibit! I think it's always great to create a blend of many different art forms, and the creator of this project seem to have done so very effectively. I also like that there is so much audience involvement. The portraits for the evening dance performance are entirely reliant upon the people that come in and paint during the day, and the dance itself is based off these paintings, so the whole project has a feeling of spontaneity and creativity that would be very interesting to experience. I like that the audience is able to influence the performance. It gives them a better understanding of the purpose of the project, and ultimately will allow them to make some reflection on their own lives.
I think that this plays on the very essents of art. Art is meant to be seen and created by people from thier most powerful emotions. And, speaking from personal experience, love is by far the most influencial, powerful, and blinding. It effects the person in ways that defy thier very nature, but yet it has this complex feeling of right and destiny. As the art project demonstrates, love can move people to do extraordinary things. Ithink that this project epitoizes the very meaning of art and desplays it perfectly.
I really like the fact that this art works both ways, with choreography being based off of the responses given by various people. I think it's a great idea, because it encourages passerby to have a more open view of what art can mean, and allows them to also participate, and get something out of it by responding as an individual. I'd be curious to see how a project like this could translate to other locations with perhaps less pedestrians that would stumble upon it.
It's all good and well to put up art pieces like this and hope that people will come up and participate. However I am skeptical that the public will involve themselves in this performance, and if they do, they are so guarded by societal norms, that they will not give in fully to the experience. Sadly I think that art that relies on people participating is at a disadvantage due to people's fears.
This seems like such a great collective idea. There isn't a person alive who can't emphasize with the idea of "relationships" which makes this a perfect topic for this multi-media conversation. Plus this seems like such a great thing to pass on the street - what a great way to make your day!
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