{"id":6049,"date":"2019-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/blog-nts-grad-creates-micro-performances-for-tiny-audiences-of-one\/"},"modified":"2019-01-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T05:00:00","slug":"blog-nts-grad-creates-micro-performances-for-tiny-audiences-of-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/blog-nts-grad-creates-micro-performances-for-tiny-audiences-of-one\/","title":{"rendered":"NTS grad creates micro-performances for tiny audiences of one"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Judy Wensel <\/strong>(Directing<\/a>, 2018, Regina, SK) is one of the NTS grads we\u2019ve provided with a micro-grant<\/a> to realize a new and exciting artistic endeavour. She devised an experiment to create small micro-performances for tiny audiences of ONE.<\/p>\n

With this work, she set out to explore notions of performance as gift-giving, personalizing experiences for spectators, creating immersive environments, and cooperatively creating moments with another person that will never exist quite the same way again.<\/p>\n

First, she created an online contest. Out of the many people who applied, she randomly drew one friend and one complete stranger, Sabrina Cataldo and Jeffrey Ring. <\/p>\n

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Judy Wensel’s friend \/ stranger draw for her tiny encounters project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Judy Wensel Friend Stranger draw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then, both participants received an incitation package with an assortment of questions, provocations and simple tasks. \u201cShe gave me a package of information that I had to fill out, including drawing a self-portrait, making a collage and answering a variety of personal questions,\u201d<\/strong> says friend Sabrina. <\/p>\n

Their responses served as Judy’s inspiration in the creation of a tiny performance made especially for them.<\/p>\n

In early January, Judy ventured in the snowy terrain of Regina to scout locations and spent some time in the studio creating all the elements of both encounters.<\/p>\n

The project unfolded on a frigid January afternoon and evening in a snowy field in Regina. Each participant was led through an original ten-minute encounter made specifically for them. “Some of it took place in the fort. It\u2019s hard to explain it all, but it was very cool,”<\/strong> reveals Sabrina. The exclusive performances touched on a broad range of topics including loneliness, death, and Hawaii, and including sugary treats such as tiramisu and ice cream!<\/p>\n

“At the heart of The Friend\/Stranger Project, was an interest in scale and intimacy: Two people in a tiny, temporary space, experiencing a few fleeting moments with one another. I wanted to give both the Friend and the Stranger the gift of connectivity, whilst surrounded by the isolation, loneliness and deep, deep cold of winter in Saskatchewan. I sought out to lead them on a small journey to find refuge and beauty; an experience curated and tailored with the particular individual in mind.”
–Judy Wensel<\/strong> (Directing, 2018, Regina, SK)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy own experience at NTS was exhilarating, challenging and deeply transformative. If you (or anyone you know) has any inclination to apply – – do it, do it!\u201d says Judy. <\/p>\n

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Balloon fort by Terri Fidelak
<\/strong><\/small>Photos by Terri Fidelak <\/strong>and Jay Kimball<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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