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Skin hunger

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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by Shaun McLeodShaun McLeod
Performed dusk till dawn, Friday 26 October 2007
'Skin Hunger is an improvised movement performance that invites the audience to engage directly with the performer. The performer is accompanied by a sign that invites the audience to 'touch me and see what happens'. He then uses the tactile information as a stimulus to generate movement and motivation for what he does. Small moments of relationship emerge from the initiations offered by the audience and the performer's ability to be responsive to the moment of touch.

The sign reads:

Touch me.
Touch me and see what happens.

Perhaps I will dance
Or I may do something else.

If you hit me I will bruise I do not enjoy physical pain.

Tenderness is rare.

Brush, scratch, rub, pat, prod, punch, bump, jiggle, stroke, push, nudge, tickle, hug, squeeze, caress, feel, grope, fondle, graze, tap, fiddle with, handle, slap, knead, cuff, spank, thump, shake, jerk, clout, graze, chafe, tap, poke, jab, dig, skim, shove, pet, cuddle, embrace, finger, maul, paw, manipulate, pump, support. '
cf. Melbourne International Arts Festival. Musicircus artists
(http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/musicircus_artists)

History

Event

Melbourne International Arts Festival ( Melbourne, Vic.: 2007)

Publisher

BMW Edge Theatre, Atrium and surrounds

Location

BMW Edge Theatre

Place of publication

Melbourne, Vic.

Start date

2007-10-26

Language

eng

Notes

Skin Hunger was performed as part of John Cage’s Musicircus. This was a large-scale performance curated by composers Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey for the Melbourne International Arts Festival

Publication classification

J1 Major original creative work; JL3 Live performance - Dance

Extent

1 live dance performance: 12 hours

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