The Palimpsest Project 1.3 in Toronto
A performance/lecture in defense of (re)appearance by re[public] in/decency, as part of the 2012 Free Fall Festival.
“Speed is perceived in two ways…as a causing factor of changes of culture and civilization and as an issue of (de)urbanization, which prepare the ground for new spatial objects and spaces.” -Paul Virilio, Speed and Politics
The historical palimpsest is a manuscript on parchment which has been effaced to make room for … Read more
Victory goes to Ingenuity Fest
re[public] in/decency interviewed on CIUT 89.5FM (in Toronto)
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While in Toronto for their performance at the 32nd Annual Rhubarb Festival of Contemporary Performance Erica Mott and Coman Poon were invited to CIUT 89.5FM to speak about their work as re[public] in/decency.
re[public] in/decency was interviewed on CIUT 89.5FM (in Toronto) on Sex City on Saturday, February 12, 2011 from 5-6pm (about THE PALIMPSEST PROJECT and How To Survive While in Exile) and on Evi-dance on Sunday, February 13, … Read more
Hexes and Heroes Preview
Object manipulators Erica Mott and Meredith Miller team up for a double-bill at Links Hall, January 28-30. Sid Smith writes a preview for SeeChicagoDance.com in which both women discuss the mood and impetus behind their work. SeeChicagoDance Newsletter The Victory Project Download as a PDF.
“I’ve rigged the nozzle so that there’s lipstick inside that comes out,” Mott said. “The idea is to explore the mundane and the fantastic and … Read more
Erica performs with La Pocha Nostra in San Francisco
CORPO-ILICITO REMIX: THE POST HUMAN SOCIETY 6.9 by La Pocha Nostra
Saturday, January 15th, 2011 at 8pm at SOMArts in San Francisco
$10 advance donation, $12 door donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. Purchase online here.
Labeled as “the most influential Latino experimental arts troupe in the past 10 years,” La Pocha Nostra continues to surprise audiences with their shocking interactive ritual performances questioning power relations
Erica Receives Hub14 residency in Toronto
February 20th-March 5th, Erica will be participate in a Live-In Residency at hub 14 in Toronto. There she and collaborator Coman Poon will conduct research with Toronto based artists and community groups in preparation for their latest performance installation, The Palimpsest Project.… Read more
Erica receives Santa Fe Art Institute Residency
This autumn, Erica has been selected to work in residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Since 1999, SFAI has enlivened local, national and international discourse on art and society through its residency program. There she will write about her her year long movement research on the Victory Project and continue her creation of the dual channel installation performance for the Cowboys and Vikings Project.… Read more
How to Survive While in Exile at Rhubarb Fest
re[public] in/decency have been invited to perform the third incarnation of their performance installation How to Survive While in Exile. at the 32nd Annual Rhubarb Festival of Contemporary Performance in Toronto February 16th-19th.… Read more
News about Iceland trip
Erica spent September as an artist in residence at NES in Skagastrond, Iceland. In addition to conducting research for the Victory Project, she also began a series of landscape performances called the Vikings and Cowboys Project. Video footage will be uploaded soon, but in the mean time you can see stills from the videos below.… Read more
Erica and Meredith Miller perform Hexes and Heroes at Links Hall
Performance in progress showing of pieces choreographed and performed by Erica Mott for the Victory Project.
Duration 35 minutes (full evening 75 minutes)
Performance will take place January 28th-29th at 8pm and 30th at 7pm , 2011 at Links Hall, Chicago.
Puppeteer and performance artists, Meredith Miller and Erica Mott present works in progress around themes of heroism and self destruction in a shared billed at Links Hall January 28th-30th, … Read more
