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Workcenter of Jerzy Grotiowski and Thomas Richards
re¿. Jacques Vetter, Francja, 2004, 60 min
Film screening: 15th January, 2:30 pm
Thomas Richards's ongoing opus Action, begun by the Workcenter in 1994, is composed of detailed lines of actions constructed with and around ancient vibratory songs from African and Afro-Caribbean traditions. Though created within the field of Art as Vehicle, which focuses on the impact an opus can have on the doers, those doing, Action has been performed before thousands of people, always in small groups. In 2003, the piece was recorded in the Byzantine church Aya Irini in Istanbul when it was done as part of the Workcenter's three-year "Tracing Roads Across" project, supported by the EU's "Culture 2000" program and a network of cultural institutions from five different countries.
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