Performing for the first time
van Tarek Halaby
Performance artist and choreographer Tarek Halaby has entered into a phase of generating new material. Working without the aim to produce a specific piece or performance, he has set up a series titled Performing for the first time which, in essence, is an experiment on how to produce work. Each performance will be a new body of work that is performed in front of an audience for the first time, and will only become a performance once there is an audience to see it. In a previous solo, An attempt to understand..., he not only speaks about his difficulty in producing the piece, but also acts as if the performance itself is improvised, when in fact it is all set. As Tarek Halaby continues to question and look at 'what it is to make work, how do I make work, why do I make work...', he continues to search for ways to build an identity through performance and, in turn, approaches it from an angle where each performance is an improvisation of material that he is busy with. Perhaps a documentary that allows you to peak inside someone.
Performance artist and choreographer Tarek Halaby has entered into a phase of generating new material. Working without the aim to produce a specific piece or performance, he has set up a series titled Performing for the first time which, in essence, is an experiment on how to produce work. Each performance will be a new body of work that is performed in front of an audience for the first time, and will only become a performance once there is an audience to see it. In a previous solo, An attempt to understand..., he not only speaks about his difficulty in producing the piece, but also acts as if the performance itself is improvised, when in fact it is all set. As Tarek Halaby continues to question and look at 'what it is to make work, how do I make work, why do I make work...', he continues to search for ways to build an identity through performance and, in turn, approaches it from an angle where each performance is an improvisation of material that he is busy with. Perhaps a documentary that allows you to peak inside someone.
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