Final Project

For our final project, Arlando and I are going to make a space in which a performance will take place. We are going to incorporate loud music with the feeling of being in a completely different world than the world of Tockwotton. We will achieve this through our music, but also through the architecture, lighting and texture of the space. We've discussed different ideas for what to put on the walls, what to put on the floor, the ceiling, etc. and we've come to some conclusions that will completely estrange the space, and the audience, from the rest of the building. We've begun arranging the space (the room behind the equipment room) to be transformed and will continue to do so for the next couple of weeks. We also want to include a sense of passing time, which can be articulated both through the dynamics of performance (changing of lighting, music, gesture) and the dynamics of the space (entering/leaving, the hallway leading in, etc.).

We've been inspired by The Fringe Project (http://www.vibskovemenius.com/6.html), especially projects 4 and 6. The idea is to craft something that is clean and relatively simple, but drastically different and alien from the world that we are accustomed. The musical side of our project will include both of us performing as characters with our laptops or instruments, making loud music and creating an immersive sonic environment as well as an immersive visual, textual and aesthetic environment.

Materials List (may differ from Arlando's - we haven't finalized this):

White material from recycling center (in Tockwotton already)

White paint

Black paint

Paint brushes

Paper Cutter (large)

Four Speakers and necessary wiring for two stereo sources - mixer

Lights (to be determined)

Plywood - for speaker housing and furniture construction

Screws

Drills

Two chairs

Large Fan

Drywall - to cover window

Rough Timeline (also, to be finalized with Arlando)-

Class Wednesday April 7 - Clear our room, discuss first steps in terms of aesthetic, materials, shapes, color scheme.

Week of April 12 - Finalize timeline and materials list. Begin work painting, cutting material. Discuss musical performance ideas and finalize ideas for lights and architecture/furniture in room.

Week of April 19 - Get feedback and continue construction work. Begin making music and gathering materials for costumes. Zach's thesis first deadline is Monday, so after that he will have more time to work outside of class on this project.