16–25 SEP 2020

Making Performances with Care: Approaches to Care and Intimacy in Performance-Making


Commissioned by the National Arts Council, Singapore


IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A screenshot from Google Jamboard, a digital whiteboard application. There is a question in each corner of the Jamboard: ‘Questions about care and/or intimacy?’, ‘Excitements about care and/or intimacy?’, as well as ‘Anxieties about working with care and/or intimacy?’. Some examples of people’s responses on post-its are: What is the line between caring and coddling?, navigating care when people in the room have different expectations/understandings of care/politics, Institutions and the systems with which they are set up - how they are often not flexible or able to evolve. IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A screenshot from Google Jamboard, a digital whiteboard application. In the top-left corner are two post-its specifying ‘Session 4’ and the topic ‘Ways I (Can) Look After Myself’, while other post-its scattered around specify the sub-topics: ‘Culturally’, ‘Intellectually’, ‘Financially’, ‘Environmentally’ and ‘In My Career’. The entire Jamboard is filled up with various responses on colourful post-its, including examples like: making kueh with my grandma, podcasts, think about which companies I’m supporting and their relationship with climate change, binge-watching TV shows when I need it, and finding balance between hustle and rest. IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A screenshot from a Powerpoint presentation. The colour palette of this slide are calm tones of forest and sage green, and the title reads ‘Safer Spaces’. The body of text writes: We are committed to upholding safer space. Facilitators will aim to keep the space balanced, where everyone can feel valued and respected. We acknowledge that people take on shifting identities and positionalities within the space, and will look out for any potentially harmful words/actions. Facilitators will take steps to address any incidents that may emerge.

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SYNOPSIS

How do we centre care and intimacy throughout the process of performance-making? Can we design a flexible process to work with the varied needs and boundaries within a group, particularly when addressing intimacy as a theme or featuring intimate scenes?


This 15-hour (5 sessions × 3 hours) foundational workshop series is facilitated by 7 performing arts and applied arts practitioners whose work is deeply informed by considerations around care and intimacy.

The second session of this workshop series features an ‘Introduction to Intimacy Direction’ workshop, led by Lizzy Talbot from Intimacy for Stage and Screen UK. This session will count towards the required training to be accredited as an Intimacy Director.



CO-CURATORS

Chong Gua Khee 
Bernice Lee

FACILITATORS

Chong Gua Khee
Bernice Lee
Chan Sze-Wei
ila
Faye Lim
Rosemary McGowan (Rosie)
Lizzy Talbot


PRODUCER

Nabilah Said


DOCUMENTER

Corrie Tan


PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Lam Dan Fong


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