Performance Art

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 11 Dec 2005 15:31

Has anyone ever done any footbag performance art?

What? When? Where? Music?

I'd be very interested in how to become involved in footbag performance art.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 11 Dec 2005 18:29

I went to a two day workshop a while ago for performing artists. I definitely learnt a lot - especially on what "artistic" merit means for judging and what you should be looking for. I'll post up my judging workshop correspondence sometime in case people are interested.

In terms of actually performing - I just did a competition 2 minute routine.

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 11 Dec 2005 18:53

Jeremy wrote:I went to a two day workshop a while ago for performing artists. I definitely learnt a lot - especially on what "artistic" merit means for judging and what you should be looking for. I'll post up my judging workshop correspondence sometime in case people are interested.

Wanna make sometime, sometime soon

Thanks

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 11 Dec 2005 19:07

Ive done several performances now. I love shredding for a crowd.

I will compress to a smaller size the video of this one really cool one I did last year involving me shredding on a floorboard thing with sensors that booped and beeped when i landed different places.

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 11 Dec 2005 19:12

I think freddie prinz junior did that in "she's all that" although the legs were devlahovich's

the Executioner · Post by **the Executioner** » 11 Dec 2005 19:39

TheVindicator wrote:Has anyone ever done any footbag performance art?

What? When? Where? Music?

I'd be very interested in how to become involved in footbag performance art.

What is your definition of "performance art"? I am assuming you are referring to something other than 2 minute footbag routines? Performance art is a very wide term. If you've ever seen some of the "performance art" out there you'll realize that it could encompass any number of different actions. I do plenty of performance art, but it is in a much different context than footbag. My idea of "footbag performance art" would be to do something drastically different with a footbag in a performance than what is currently being done. Of course, a 2 minute routine could be considered performance art in itself. To "become involved in footbag performance art" I would say get creative and come up with something interesting, challenging, or whatever, and perform it. Performance art doesnt have to happen on a stage, theatre, or anywhere in particular. It could happen in line at a grocery store, or out in the middle of the forest by yourself for that matter. Get creative and just do it!

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 11 Dec 2005 20:20

the Executioner wrote:What is your definition of "performance art"? I am assuming you are referring to something other than 2 minute footbag routines? Performance art is a very wide term. If you've ever seen some of the "performance art" out there you'll realize that it could encompass any number of different actions. I do plenty of performance art, but it is in a much different context than footbag. My idea of "footbag performance art" would be to do something drastically different with a footbag in a performance than what is currently being done. Of course, a 2 minute routine could be considered performance art in itself. To "become involved in footbag performance art" I would say get creative and come up with something interesting, challenging, or whatever, and perform it. Performance art doesnt have to happen on a stage, theatre, or anywhere in particular. It could happen in line at a grocery store, or out in the middle of the forest by yourself for that matter. Get creative and just do it!

Very cool response

sidekick · Post by **sidekick** » 14 Dec 2005 13:14

AS soon as I read that post, I thought of Peter Irish and his footbag/juggling... then I realized that Pete was the one who wrote it. Preformance Art, to me, is an action based crowd pleasing event, and juggling and playing footbag at the same time is so amazing to watch, and Pete's the best that I've ever seen.

Not-so-ripped Warrior · Post by **Not-so-ripped Warrior** » 14 Dec 2005 22:18

I performed some footbag at a Christmas show for this magic (as in sleight-of-hand, not magic the gathering) club in Chicago. The show was in the back of Magic Inc. A couple of professional magicians did their set and then I juggled, devil sticked, and played some footbag for the audience.

I think the key to performing for lay-people, or people who have never seen footbag before, is to consider what they can understand is happening. Remember, they don't know what is difficult, so start off with what you consider basic. Clippers, mirages, ATW's; focus on these moves as if they are very difficult and the audience will assume that they are. Then increase the difficulty of tricks slowly. Save DATW for later, people are freaked out by that one

Also remember to employ a lot of variety. People who don't play footbag may not be able to tell the difference between spinning clipper and spinning butterfly, or between diving clipper and weaving clipper, but they can definitely tell the difference between spinning moves, ducking moves, squeezes, rakes, etc. The more variety you have and the longer you can stretch out the appearance of increasing difficulty, the longer you can hold onto an audience's attention.

Maybe I'm getting a little off topic? Whatever. Later

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 15 Dec 2005 01:00

Not-so-ripped Warrior wrote:Also remember to employ a lot of variety. People who don't play footbag may not be able to tell the difference between spinning clipper and spinning butterfly, or between diving clipper and weaving clipper, but they can definitely tell the difference between spinning moves, ducking moves, squeezes, rakes, etc. The more variety you have and the longer you can stretch out the appearance of increasing difficulty, the longer you can hold onto an audience's attention.

Maybe I'm getting a little off topic? Whatever. Later

Great reply! Thanks very much for that Eric, it has changed the way I will compose my strings from now on!

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 15 Dec 2005 07:25

Yeah, especially some shuffle tricks that actually are very different can be hard to see as different tricks.

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 15 Dec 2005 08:59

i think an important part of performing footbag would be to have variety, i would try and do different sets and different tricks that dont look like each other at all, i think it would also be important to do moves that just look impressive, like symposium whirl.

$2.22 · Post by **$2.22** » 15 Dec 2005 10:13

As we move closer and closer of routines becoming 2 min shred, performance art will be how this event will stand out and be viewed as something more than just sport. Peter Irish is already out there doing this with tons of artistic, out of the box thinking on the overall concept. There is a lot of unttaped potential out there in this area and it would be cool and inspiring to see where it can go.

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