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Meg Duguid Bathing Beauties at MCA 257
Meg Duguid: Everyone is a Bathing Beauty
July 27- August 1, 2010
Drawing from George Bernard Shaw's classic play Pygmalion, with a Busby Berkeley twist, visitors may perform in short, scripted scenes playing the role of Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, or a supporting character. On July 27, at 7 pm, a large-scale Busby Berkeley dance scene utilizing audience members is performed and filmed on the MCA Plaza. During the week, audience members are invited to act and are given cards with a description of a scene, along with a minimal costume that represents the character. Scenes are edited by Duguid and presented the following day on television monitors in the gallery, culminating in a finished work. By the end of the week, the silent movie features numerous visitors acting as Higgins' and Doolittle's of varying age, gender, race, and physical appearances.
Tues, July 27, 2010: 5-8 pm Film shoot: Bugsby Berkeley dance number
Wed-Sat, July, 2010 28-31: Noon-5 pm Film shoots: individual scenes
Sun, Aug 1, 2010: Film screening of the final movie
Here/Not There is curated by MCA Associate Curator Tricia Van Eck in coordination with the MCA Convergence team comprised of members of the curatorial, performance, education, and marketing departments.
Meg Duguid Bathing Beauties at MCA 257
Meg Duguid: Everyone is a Bathing Beauty
July 27- August 1, 2010
Drawing from George Bernard Shaw's classic play Pygmalion, with a Busby Berkeley twist, visitors may perform in short, scripted scenes playing the role of Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, or a supporting character. On July 27, at 7 pm, a large-scale Busby Berkeley dance scene utilizing audience members is performed and filmed on the MCA Plaza. During the week, audience members are invited to act and are given cards with a description of a scene, along with a minimal costume that represents the character. Scenes are edited by Duguid and presented the following day on television monitors in the gallery, culminating in a finished work. By the end of the week, the silent movie features numerous visitors acting as Higgins' and Doolittle's of varying age, gender, race, and physical appearances.
Tues, July 27, 2010: 5-8 pm Film shoot: Bugsby Berkeley dance number
Wed-Sat, July, 2010 28-31: Noon-5 pm Film shoots: individual scenes
Sun, Aug 1, 2010: Film screening of the final movie
Here/Not There is curated by MCA Associate Curator Tricia Van Eck in coordination with the MCA Convergence team comprised of members of the curatorial, performance, education, and marketing departments.