Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Three Fluxus Performance Scores

Would you kindly…?:
Performer picks up and holds a chair, asking the audience for help until a volunteer arises. Performer asks the volunteer, “Would you kindly take this chair?” and if they agree the chair is given to them. Upon the transaction the performer promptly leaves the room.

Don’t Think Before You Leap:
Performer asks for a volunteer, performer tells the volunteer to say the first thing that pops into their head in response to a word the performer says, taking no longer than three seconds. The performer responds with the first thing that pops into their head. The cycle continues until one or the other can’t think of anything or takes longer than three seconds to respond. Alternatively this can involve the entire audience, with each one going to the next until they come back to the performer.

At a Loss for Vowels:
Performer asks the audience to choose a vowel, the chosen vowel is now forbidden. A starting volunteer is asked from the audience. The performer starts a conversation, using only one word without the forbidden vowel, the volunteer replies with a two-word response sans the vowel. The volunteer turns to the next person in the audience and starts a conversation with three words to which the audience member replies with four words. This continues throughout the audience, increasing by one word throughout. At the five word sentence and every other “multiple of five” word sentence that comes after a vowel is removed, until only one is left. The performance ends when the audience can’t think of a response or uses a forbidden vowel.

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