A/Liveness

What happens to performers when nobody is watching them?

Are they still Live? Are they still Alive?

We are the subjects of our own experiment to find out.

[ID - Ellie and Pagan stand against a greenish background, their heads and shoulders in shot, both looking at the camera with expressions of concern and scepticism on their faces.]

[ID - Ellie and Pagan stand against a greenish background, their heads and shoulders in shot, both looking at the camera with expressions of concern and scepticism on their faces.]

[ID - Pagan is dressed all in black, kneeling in a twisted position with one leg crossed over the other, arms tangled, and her gaze peering up from under her elbow. Her position resembles a figure of eight, with hands connected to a knee and shoulder

[ID - Pagan is dressed all in black, kneeling in a twisted position with one leg crossed over the other, arms tangled, and her gaze peering up from under her elbow. Her position resembles a figure of eight, with hands connected to a knee and shoulder.]

[ID - Ellie sits against a wooden backdrop, her head and shoulders in shot as she gazes into the camera with a scrutinising look, eyes narrowed and mouth slightly open.]

[ID - Ellie sits against a wooden backdrop, her head and shoulders in shot as she gazes into the camera with a scrutinising look, eyes narrowed and mouth slightly open.]

[ID - Pagan sits on her living room floor, eyes glancing off to one side with an expression of thinking, trying to figure something out. Her head and shoulders are in shot, with a neon yellow lamp glow behind her and a greenish tinge to the image.]

[ID - Pagan sits on her living room floor, eyes glancing off to one side with an expression of thinking, trying to figure something out. Her head and shoulders are in shot, with a neon yellow lamp glow behind her and a greenish tinge to the image.]

[ID - Ellie is holding the camera, wearing a floral-patterned blouse, head turned and torso twisting away with her neck long and back slightly arched. Again, the light is greenish and the background dimly shows the inside of a bedroom.]

[ID - Ellie is holding the camera, wearing a floral-patterned blouse, head turned and torso twisting away with her neck long and back slightly arched. Again, the light is greenish and the background dimly shows the inside of a bedroom.]

We performed a beta-test of A/Liveness at Domestic, hosted by hÅb and Word of Warning.

See some clips from our performance below:

An excerpt was also performed as part of our Double Bill, livestreamed by Meta4 Dance Company for Natural Theatres.

We hope to continue evolving the work throughout 2021.

Audience feedback from Domestic:

“Really enjoyable of using movement, text and technology by Pelican Theatre as a part of @WarnMcr #domesticmcr whether intended the feedback of phone and computer close to each other was highly effective”

— Al @myworldmywords · Mar 10

“@WarnMcr #pelicantheatre amazing work this evening! Loved it [Star]”

— Holly @Holly_Smith_98 · Mar 10