On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation
- Author: Koplowitz, Stephan
On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation
- Author: Koplowitz, Stephan
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On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience experience, researching and exploring a site for inspiration and content, differences in urban and natural environments, definitions of key production roles, building effective collaborations with artists, and techniques to generate site-inspired production elements such as sound/music, costumes, lighting, and media. He also offers helpful chapters on project budgeting, contract negotiation, fundraising, marketing, documentation, and assessment. Based on the author's career spanning over 30 years of site-specific creation, the book also includes the voices of over 24 other artists, producers, and writers who share their perspectives and experiences on the many topics covered. A guide designed to make site work practical, intentional, and attainable, On Site will become a well-worn reference for anyone interested in the creative process and discovering the power of site-specific works.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction Motivations and Definitions 1. How Do We Start?
- Chapter 1 What Motivates Site Selection
- Chapter 2 Permissions, Permits and Insurance
- Chapter 3 Designing the Event, Staging the Audience
- Chapter 4 The Site as Inspiration for Your Work 3. Fueling Your Vision
- Chapter 5 Staffing Key Production Roles
- Chapter 6 Negotiating Fee and Contract
- Chapter 7 Planning Your Planning Budget
- Chapter 8 Fundraising for Your Artistic Plan: A Short Primer 4. Creating/Generating Content
- Chapter 9 Staging, Placing Your Work in a Site (one method)
- Chapter 10 Site Content and Process
- Chapter 11 Collaboration and Collaborative Elements 5. Creative and Production Challenges
- Chapter 12 Rehearsal Process
- Chapter 13 Rehearsal Safety
- Chapter 14 Creating for Physically Integrated Casts and Accessibility 6. More Challenges from the Real World
- Chapter 15 Working with a Set Budget after Fundraising
- Chapter 16 Promoting and Marketing the Work
- Chapter 17 Documentation
- Chapter 18 Assessment 7. Epilogue
- Chapter 19 Last, Last Thoughts
- Appendix
- Acknowledgements
- Index About the Author
