Last week I had a workshop with performance artist Aine Philips. Since then I haven’t stopped thinking about it and how the chats we had about performance relates to my show. One of the larger ideas that came out of the workshop and the talk was the value of the simple over the simplistic. Creating something simple can often be more effective than trying to convolute it with too many ideas. This is what I want to attempt and convey to my audience.

The workshop was incredibly useful to frame my thoughts and sections of my performance in wider context. Throughout the rehearsal process I was concerned about the poses and stances that I perform on the top of the podium. I thought they were too simple.

 Speaking to Aine put this section of my performance into perspective. It made me realise that doing something simple can be effective and provides a more outstanding effect than that of something complex. These poses were slow, methodical and framed the performance somewhat. Having them as they are, in accordance with a backing-track seemed to make it seem simple, yet effective. They were enhanced visually by the backlight that I experimented with in my technical session. The idea of my performance being simple coincides with the principals that my performance undertakes. It has very little set. Very little costume and props and a lack of speaking, keeps the performance simple. Yet, it does not render it simplistic.