STAGE FOR THE CITY

We were tasked to consider the idea of a Culture Condenser ...

My interpretation proposes a performing arts center that investigates the role of performance and audience - to blur the line between the two. Movement becomes the central motif of the project as the ritual of moving through spaces becomes a performance in itself. Accentuating key ideas of ascension and descension mark the beginning and end of the promenade - relating to the tragic history and hopeful future of a once thriving community.

Dance and music are a tool to unite people - they are art forms that capture a passage through time. Both mirror the crescendo and decrescendo of the site - tethering their connection and setting the stage to weave art and history into place.

Duration - 6 Weeks

Instructor - Marratt, Marisabel

The site - located on the corner of Auburn Ave and Piedmont Ave, can be seen as a datum between history and the future.

... Civic... educational ... business ... history ... and local all converge on this point, establishing the argument to connect individuals across diverse communities.

Qualities Of Space

The six “archetypes” are re - presented using photography and photoshop - helping to discover potential atmoshperes and feelings associated with each one.