So it’s been a while since I actually wrote a blog, and I’ve never done one worth noting, so here’s my best academic attempt.

To begin with I shall examine what exactly is site specific? Patrice Pavis proposed in 1998 that a play-as-event belongs to the space. The observations relate specificall to practices origionating in theatre. He resists distinguishing common features, focusing upon process rather than object. Fiona Wilke on the other hand argues that the performance is a reaction against the site, instead of being comfortable merging with the resonances of the site. Essentially she is saying instead of peforming something  fitting with the setting (a religious play in a church) one should consider performing something contrasting (sci-fi in a church).

Taking this into consideration, the retail setting no longer seems so daunting. Intergrating ideas relating to science, specifically physics, into a performance becomes easier to comprehend once an understanding of site is achieved. Therefor, the group have collectivly colaberated to establish aims and objectives of the piece.

The key concept is Newtons law, specifically gravity, which leads to the idea of core vs core, refering to the core of the earth i.e. gravity, and ones personal core aka core strength. It is suitable to recognise this project as an opportunity to stretch the transferability of performance into other industries, creating a fluidity; a clean transition , crossing the boundaries or limitations separating Performance and Science through interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary means; that is to suggest an integration of knowledge and methods from different disciplines by means of a pre-conceived synthesis approach or indeed individuals  of differing disciplines drawing on their disciplinary knowledge forming into a pseudo-amalgamation of vision or perhaps of a development of a ‘bank of knowledge’.