Group 4's performance was an improvised choreography between performers. The piece relied on gestures and interactions between the performers and featured a plexiglas structure that had the effect of shrinking the appearance of one of the performers. The piece was performed to a techno beat of a keyboard which set the pace and rhythm of the performance.
The performance began with the male performer dancing into the frame and ripping paper off the plexiglas structure to reveal the shrunken female character that appeared to be tapped in a box. The mass of the performance consisted of a power and control relationship between the characters. The male figure seemed to dominate and torture the female figure through violent gestures including eating her head. The second time the piece was performed without music, the musician added to the performance by licking the face of the female with the other male character. Later the two male character engaged in a fight.
I enjoyed this performance because it was very playful in nature. The power dynamic between the the characters engaged the audience through dark humor. Although many of the transitions seemed spontaneous, I felt that the performers did a good job staying in character by pacing their movements to the music. I felt that the piece could be interpreted from a feminist point of view because of the interplay between genders.
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