"Performed in Grinnell’s black box Flanagan Theatre, pasted newspaper clippings, posters, images, and quotes lined the black walls, as well as an interactive audience questionnaire completed on post-it notes. This backdrop created a visually stimulating reminder of the context of the piece against the solid color clad of dancers." - Ivy Kuhn, Student
Performance Environment
Installation of the back wall
The Flanagan Theatre is a flexible black box space. Seating was arranged so that the audience entered through the upstage area of the performance space. There is an entryway hall/ramp that leads into the theatre. Ten of the twenty "Too Big" questions were posted on the walls of the entry.
The back wall of the performance space contained a collage assembly created out of visuals around the themes of "the economy" and key words from our workshops, flanked by the remaining ten questions.
Click here to read the twenty questions.
ABUNDANCE
PARTICIPATION
SUFFICIENCY
PROSPERITY
SELF-INTEREST
SYMPATHY
EMPATHY
ALTRUISM
TIME
INFORMATION
CREATIVITY
COMMUNITY
VALUE
WANT
NEED
BUDGET
CAREER
SECURITY
RISK
EXCHANGE
PAYMENT
LOANS
DEBT
SCARCITY