Week 2-First Session March 24, 2009

Public Space – Urban Scale
This will be a group assignment. Working in groups of 4 you will find a specific spot that allow the observer to look from distance. While looking for this new situation (temporal-spatial) the group has to think in the point of view of the observer. Decisions have to be made considering the scale of the actions and the spot from where the audience will observe the event.
The group will prepare a short presentation of the spot founded. The presentation also includes the justification of the place from where the audience will observe the event. Think in the kind of material (drawings, papers, models) that can help you as a tool to explain your choice and also make a draft over the kind of experience you are looking for the observer.
Key issues
Scale and distance. relation of urban space and physicality related to bigger theatrical spaces. Think about what gets noticed as a meaningful move or a gesture looked from certain distance. What kind of performative strategies suguest your location but also from a distant point view.