Javna predstavitev delavnice 2012 / 60' Julia Bardsley se je s projektom meta_DRUŽINA lotila nove faze raziskovanja in predstavitvenih modelov. Da bi postala meta_DRUŽINA, se izbrana skupina lokalnih performerjev udeleži tedenske ‘vadbe’. Ideja Družine predstavlja tematsko jedro, v katerem se oblikujejo okvirne ‘vaje’, ki strukturirajo delo in hkrati članom Družine omogočajo, da živijo in se odzivajo v trenutku. Družina je spremenljiva enota človeških bitij, ki obstaja na različne načine, z lastnimi notranjimi pravili delovanja in strukturalnimi protokoli. Vsaka družina, čeprav je edinstvena, temelji na globoko ukoreninjenih arhetipskih vlogah. Ti generični arhetipi tvorijo podlago dela. Prostor, v katerem deluje meta_DRUŽINA, je telovadnica – kraj, namenjen organizaciji fizičnega in psihološkega vedénja, vadbe in vzajemnega delovanja dinamike moči. Namen projekta je modulacija konvencij tako družine kot telovadnice in kreacija hibrida obeh. meta_DRUŽINA je delo ‘v spreminjanju’, ki obstaja v različnih izvedbah in z vsako novo lokacijo in novo skupino udeležencev doživi novo rojstvo. (Julia Bardsley) Organizacija: Mesto žensk; V sodelovanju: KUD Pozitiv in DIC. S podporo: A Space for Live Art. ------------------------------------------ Public workshop presentation 2012 / 60' Julia Bardsley has embarked on a new phase of research and presentation models by creating the meta_FAMILY project. An ensemble of local performers is selected & undergoes a week of ‘training’ in order to become the meta_FAMILY. The idea of the Family is taken as the thematic core, where a framework of ‘exercises’ is established that structure the work but that allow the Family members to live & respond in the moment. A family is a variable unit of human beings that exists in multiple ways, with its own internal rules of operation and structuring protocols. Each family, although unique, is based in deep-rooted archetypal roles. These generic archetypes form the foundation of the piece. The space in which the meta_FAMILY functions is a type of gymnasium – a site for organizing physical & psychological behavior, a zone of instruction, workout & the interplay of power dynamics. The intention is to modulate the conventions of both the family & the gymnasium to create a hybrid of both. The meta_FAMILY is a work that is always modulating, existing in multiple editions, and being re-born in each new location, with each new group of participating members. (Julia Bardsley) Organized by: City of Women; In cooperation with: KUD Pozitiv and DIC Supported by: A Space for Live Art.
