We begin the workshop with group exercises that let us assess how we perceive our own time, the ways in which we measure time, and some variables that can affect our perception.
Introduction to workshop.
Introductions by participants.
Short discussion of Bastian article.
Group exercises concerning how we perceive time. Some exercises are done simultaneously by everyone, while other exercises involve participants witnessing each other's work.
Discussion of exercises.
Writing assignment.
What to prepare for second session.
SESSION TWO: OCCUPYING TIME
How do we occupy time? In some cases, the time that our activities take match the amount of time that we have allotted for them. But how do we manage having too much to do in too little time, as well as the reverse of having too little to do in too much time?
Questions and discussion related to previous week's work.
Group exercises exploring different ways that we fill time. Some exercises are done simultaneously by everyone, while other exercises involve participants taking turns in order to witness each other's work.
Discussion of exercises.
Writing assignment.
What to prepare for third session.
Some discussion of final project.
SESSION THREE: THE TIME OF OTHER ENTITIES
In performance we are often working with materials, other beings, and physical processes that operate in their own time. How do we negotiate our own timeframes in relation to those of others with whom we work?
Questions and discussion related to previous week's work.
Group exercises. Again, some exercises are done simultaneously by everyone, while other exercises involve participants witnessing each other's work.
Discussion of exercises.
Writing assignment.
Discussion of final project assignment.
FINAL PROJECT: REPETITION IN EXTENDED TIME
Each participant will design and execute a Daily Action project that will be 7 to 10 days long, in order to understand what is required to make work over extended time. In essence, it is an examination of accumulation and decay.
INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS ONLINE WITH ARSEM ABOUT FINAL PROJECT
We will discuss the design and parameters of your project, how it fits into your daily life, what rules you have outlined for it, how you will document it, what constitutes success, and how you will evaluate it.
SESSION FOUR: EXTENDED TIME
Participants will have uploaded documentation of their final projects in advance of the session, so that everyone can review the works before this final meeting.
This last session is a discussion of the different approaches that the participants took in designing actions that recurred and repeated on a daily basis, with a focus on the kinds of impact that occur in extended time.
Discussion of projects.
Questions and observations.
Final writing assignment.