Which Witch
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
Which Witch. 2020. Performance Still.
A collaboration between Cheryl Donegan and Alix Pearlstein: Performance at Kerri Scharlin Salon, NYC, February 25th, 2020
Cheryl Donegan: Garments & Styling | Alix Pearlstein: Choreography & Direction
Garments:
A capsule collection of black, goth, vintage dresses re-worked with vintage scarves and scarf-printed fabrics.
Flapper, feminine, flowy
Choreography:
The Salon
Extreme modeling - Game show model, Store model
Movements, gestures, poses and attitudes sourced from Morticia Adams and Isadora Duncan
Location:
A large loft with artist’s studio, long hallway and two living rooms on 5th Avenue btw 14th-15th streets in NYC.
Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1878 - Sept. 14, 1927) was an American moderndancer. Influenced by classical Greek arts, folk dance, natural forces and athleticism, she moved dance away from ballet technique, towards free and natural movement. Duncan flouted traditional mores and morality. She diedfamous and famously when her scarf became entangled in the axle of a car in which she was riding in France.
Morticia Addams is a fictional character from The Addams Family television and film series, created by cartoonist Charles Addams. She is entirely unconventional in her attitudes, actions and appearance. Morticia is described as a witch; slim, with extremely pale skin and long straight black hair. She wears a maxi, low cut, extreme body-con black dress - a look that inspired millions of future goth-girls.
Movements:
Default Walk in between sequences:
-Store-Model-Walk-w-Cigarette-Hand - turns and half turns, spotting,
natural pace, ½ time (slow motion) with elevated arm and gaze
-Contraposto-Model-Walk and Contraposto-Model-Pose to find your
way into it
-Movement Constants - Erect posture, elongated neck, elongated
everything, ultra articulated hands and fingers
ISADORA:
-Slow Turns with Butterfly Arms
-Slow Turns with Butterfly Hands
-Skirt Lift, Hand on Hip, Fast Spin
-Showtime: Arms apart, 6 decisive steps forward arms lifting, stomp on 6th step, decisive pose finish with arms, head, gaze up, pause
-Double Curtsy: Swoop down, swoop up, three times moving forward
-Egyptian Pose
-Eagle Pose
MORTICIA:
-Arms crossed, elbows on chest, hands on shoulders
-Arms crossed Adams Family snapping
-Arms crossed, exaggerated head turn, gaze right, gaze left
-Arms crossed elevated with Morticia-Up-and-Down-Wiggle-Dance
-Butterfly Arms with Morticia-Up-and-Down-Wiggle-Dance
GAME SHOW MODEL:
-No smile, with a secret instead*
-The Price is Right, Lets Make a Deal arms, hand, show product gestures and poses
-Display / Store / Car Model
Cheryl Donegan: Garments & Styling | Alix Pearlstein: Choreography & Direction
Performers: Kyla Chevrier, Christen Clifford, Marianna McClellan, Brenna, Palughi, Monika Rostvold, Patricia Treib
Sound Mix: Cal Hickox
Still Photography: Christos Katsiaoun
Video Documentation: Paul Shin
Performance Duration 28 Minutes.
Kerri Sharlin’s Salon, NYC: Salon 10: Which Witch, February 25th, 2020
GODZ Grlz
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
GODZ Grlz. (2018). Performance Still.
A collaboration between Cheryl Donegan and Alix Pearlstein: Performance at Aspen Art Museum, July 2nd, 2018
Cheryl Donegan: Garments & Styling I Alix Pearlstein: Choreography & Direction
Garments: A collection of garments printed with soiled urban air conditioner grills; dirty, damaged, abject, stained.
Choreography: Inspired by “Deliverance”, the 2004 Spring / Summer Runway show of Alexander McQueen, choreographed by Michael Clark, that was in turn inspired by the 1969 film "They Shoot Horses Don’t They”, directed by Sidney Lumet.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-sWMXspNA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zh1EKdHh4c
Location: Museum Rooftop Terrace with Larry Bell Sculptures.
Apply General Directions to a range of WALKS, ACTIONS, GESTURES (MOVES) - Differentiate between REPEATED and FEATURED MOVES*:
-Neutral (walk like a New Yorker*)
-How to turn a corner, how to pause*
-Neutral Faster
-Neutral Slower
-Walk like a MODEL
-Walk with a LIMITATION or CHALLENGE - mouth open, arm hanging limp over
yourhead
-Walk with an INJURY
-Walk with a partner LOOSE ARM IN ARM
-Walk with a partner LOOSE ARM IN ARM with forward leg kicks on count of 8, alternating legs, outer arms down
-Walk with a partner, LOOSE ARM IN ARM, with forward leg kicks on count of 8, alternating legs, outer arms out, head back slightly - exuberant
-PAUSE (3 beats)
-HOLD - Witness, Observer
-Solo SLUMP - solo
-Pair SLUMP (over shoulder from behind)
-Pair SLUMP LEAN (against from side)
-SLUMP WALK - solo, pairs, trios
-SLUMP CLUSTER WALK - groups of 7 and 8 / group of 15
-RELEASE - a moving release of the slump right back into a natural walk
-FALL DOWN - RUNWAY ROADKILL - REMAIN - RELEASE*
-PICK UP - SAVE - RESCUE* (pick up the roadkill, set them back on course)
-SUPPORT - TWO PEOPLE HOLDING ONE UP ABOVE HEAD IN CENTER (like holding up the victor after a winning sports game, although here the victor is slumped); OR like MOSH PIT - with passing*
GODZ GRLZ – Choreography: Final Sequence**
Basic Order: Meagan, Gabrielle, Kate, Oleanna, Ian, Volna, Skippy, Ajax, Liza, Hart, Liv, Charlotte, Joe, Wiley, Arabella
Round 1 - Neutral Walk (walk like a New Yorker*), second out loose arm in armpair – Gabrielle, Kate
Round 2 - Neutral Walk, X3 pairs in arm in arm – Gabrielle, Kate; Skippy, Ajax; Charlotte, Joe
Round 3 - Neutral Walk (X7), Solo walk with leg kicks (X2) – Meagan, Liv; Gabrielle, Kate loose arm in arm with leg kicks, Skippy, Ajax regular loose arm in arm; Charlotte, Joe regular loose arm in arm - just Arabella - arm hanging over shoulder
Round 4 - Neutral Walk, arm hanging over head (X12) / arm hanging over shoulder (X3) – Gabrielle, Liv, Charlotte
Round 5 - Neutral Walk with self-care hands - Gabrielle, Liv, Charlotte (forehead*)
Round 6 - (X4) Neutral Walk with self-care hands Meagan only; Neutral Walk – Gabrielle, Liv, Arabella; Small Slump-Clusters - Kate, Volna; Oleanna, Ian, Skippy; Ajax, Liza; Charlotte, Joe, Wiley (slow pace slightly)
Round 7 - All in Mixed Slump-Clusters – Meagan, Gabrielle; Kate, Oleanna, Ian; Volna, Skippy, Ajax; Liza, Hart; Liv, Charlotte; Joe, Wily, Arabella (slow pace slightly)
Round 8 - Neutral Walk, one Large Slump-Cluster (X6) - Oleanna, Ian, Skippy, Ajax, Hart, Charlotte (slow pace slightly); (X12) Neutral Walk
Round 9 – Neutral Walk, arm hanging over head – Kate, Skippy, Hart, Joe, Wiley
Round 10 - Neutral Walk, loose arm in arm with leg kicks – Meagan, Gabrielle; Kate, Liv; Regular loose arm in arm – Oleanna, Skippy
Round 11 - Neutral Walk, loose arm in arm with leg kicks ‘exuberant arms out, heads back’ – Meagan, Gabrielle; Kate, Liv; Regular loose arm in arm – Oleanna, Skippy; Joe, Wiley
Round 12 - Neutral Walk (X13) – hand on shoulder – Liv, Arabella
Round 13 – Neutral final Walk – slight smile if you want – Cheryl and I join at end, return for bow*
Round * - Neutral Walk with Cluster Mosh Pit Carry – 5-6 people (insert after Round 8)
Round * - Final Round Neutral Walk, Cheryl and I join at end of the lineup
Cheryl Donegan: Garments & Styling | Alix Pearlstein: Choreography & Direction
Performers: Meagan Shapiro, Gabrielle Rafelson, Kate Wagner, Oleana Jacobson, Ian Edquist, Volna Kharkhal, Skippy Mesirow, Ajax Axe, Liza Vecchiarello, Hart Houston, Olivia Ash, Charlotte, Joe Reinstein, Wiley, Arabella
Sound Mix: Cal Hickox
Still Photography and Video Documentaion: Seth Beckton
Performance Duration Minutes.
Organized by Heidi Zuckerman. Aspen Art Museum, Aspen Colorado, July 2nd, 2018.