Being/With is a performance experience that connects two solo audience members at a time, each in a different location. A guided interaction with a stranger, Being/With is an embodied exploration of separation, connection and the power of listening. People with divergent life experiences move together, share stories, experience being seen and heard, and together find the tender spaces to know each other. There are three chapters:
Being/With:Live is a live feed video installation that takes place in two venues simultaneously. Audience participants enter the installation one at a time to meet a participant from the other venue in a guided encounter of movement and conversation.
Being/With:Home takes place in each participant’s own home (connecting through the internet). Embracing the objects and memories that populate their own space, each participant is invited to build something new, with someone unexpected.
Being/With: Group Workshops conviene groups of 12 people at a time in an online experience. Facilitated by NCDC artistic director Nichole Canuso and Spiral Q co-director Jennifer Turnbull, these workshops invite a web of connection between participants. As a group they explore the themes of the project (absence/presence; communication over distance; the power of listening) in a process of co-creation. Each workshop will bend to reflect the interests and experiences of the participants.
Logistical considerations for Being/With: Live
Being/With: Live is a 45-minute duet encounter for 2 audience members at a time. A typical run can accommodate up to 10 duets a day (20 audience participants). We travel with all necessary technical and scenic equipment. In each venue we install a gallery area for ticketed and non-ticketed patrons to engage with (sample room layout available on request). We recommend running the installation for several weeks if possible and requires a 40′ x 40′ x 15′ footprint. We are particularly interested in non-traditional spaces.