1.Secondary Research

Original material related to the Site
The overall idea for our Site Specific Performance was to base it upon a series of "tragic" events throughout history. From the claustrophobic and volatile qualities of our Site, we decided as a company to base our performance around trains. In particular, we would explore how trains were used to transport Slaves through an underground railroad during the African Slave Trade, Jewish people to the concentration camps during World War II and also the July 7th Bombing in London in 2005. In exploring this, we would use our site as a "carriage" for which we would reenact these events through a series of experimental role plays, embracing every property and quality of our Site.


Secondary Material related to the Site

The dark and ambiguous qualities of our
Site led to the idea of also using aspects of
the Holocaust in order to re-live the tragic events
of Jewish people being transported to Concentration
Camps during WWII. In order to use the extent of our
Site, we would explore its properties in order to deliver
a clear plot to our audience.



 

In exploring the theme of "tragedy" for our piece
of Site Specific Performance, my group and I
decided to use aspects of "Modern-Day"
tragic events in order to portray the ways
in which "tragedy" has changed over time.
In exemplifying this, we would challenge the
boundaries of "comfortable viewing" in order
to leave a lasting impression on our audience.

The cramped atmosphere of our Site
led to the idea of basing parts of our
Site Specific Performance around the
transportation of Slaves to and from
parts of the United States during the Slave
Trade. We would attempt this by physically
showing our contempt for the "restricted space".