WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.232 New York Close Up 00:00:04.232 --> 00:00:06.623 [WATER DRIPPING] 00:00:06.623 --> 00:00:11.602 "Mika Tajima Wants To Hire Contortionists" 00:00:11.602 --> 00:00:17.566 [OMINOUS DRUM BEAT] 00:00:17.566 --> 00:00:19.832 The volume is really good... 00:00:19.832 --> 00:00:31.816 [OMINOUS DRUM BEAT] 00:00:31.816 --> 00:00:33.726 Nice to meet you, thanks for coming. 00:00:33.726 --> 00:00:34.773 I’m so excited. 00:00:34.773 --> 00:00:36.440 Sorry I'm a few minutes late. 00:00:36.440 --> 00:00:40.204 Come on in. 00:00:40.204 --> 00:00:41.543 Mika Tajima--Artist 00:00:41.543 --> 00:00:47.536 Uh, I thought we’d just try some abstract short clips of you doing some initial moves... 00:00:47.536 --> 00:00:48.706 Tony Mitchell--Contortionist 00:00:48.706 --> 00:00:51.374 And I think Christopher is going to get here at four. 00:00:51.374 --> 00:00:58.351 We’ll just work...we’ll work just with you solo if that’s okay. Just do a couple moves and shapes and whatever. 00:00:58.351 --> 00:00:59.821 Whatever you need. 00:00:59.821 --> 00:01:13.953 [OMINOUS DRUM BEAT] 00:01:15.935 --> 00:01:18.986 Two Months Earlier 00:01:18.986 --> 00:01:21.929 At Mika's Studio 00:01:24.869 --> 00:01:25.915 Yeah, yeah. 00:01:28.947 --> 00:01:43.137 Well basically, you know how a lot of the themes in the show is like about how the body is being controlled by the environment or sort of different elements, modern elements. 00:01:43.184 --> 00:01:45.238 Mika is talking to her gallery 00:01:45.284 --> 00:01:48.504 So there’s like these ergonomic chairs that are going to be part of the installation. 00:01:48.504 --> 00:02:02.116 So... that got me thinking about what you know the body can do and whatever and so I started thinking like oh, it would be really cool if there’s a...a salon where there was like a yoga person and a contortionist. 00:02:02.116 --> 00:02:07.649 Sort of like doing sort of dance type thing, and I was looking online. 00:02:07.649 --> 00:02:16.228 There are these different websites for like contortionists united, and people who are amateurs that just want to like showcase their flexibility. 00:02:17.598 --> 00:02:27.477 I think that could be kind of a cool performance idea but I first wanted to run it by you guys and see if that’s a possibility. 00:02:28.001 --> 00:02:29.210 Yeah, yeah. 00:02:30.102 --> 00:02:31.749 Do you want to put your coat in here. 00:02:35.982 --> 00:02:38.644 Should we try a little sort of dry run rehearsal thing? 00:02:39.537 --> 00:02:41.288 Christopher Bousquet--Contortionist 00:02:41.304 --> 00:02:44.262 See the rhythm of the two of you? 00:02:45.186 --> 00:02:46.661 See what happens. 00:02:46.692 --> 00:02:48.830 See what happens? Okay, cool. 00:02:48.830 --> 00:03:11.649 [OMINOUS DRUM BEAT] 00:03:11.649 --> 00:03:18.691 Yeah, when you see some of the poses, they really look like the chairs. You know the chairs I have? 00:03:18.691 --> 00:03:22.540 So I like that they’ve become like almost like a sculptural element to the show. 00:03:24.279 --> 00:03:32.290 So I think it’ll be cool, but you know like budget wise, is that something that seems feasible? Possible? 00:03:33.317 --> 00:03:35.146 Come in, come in. 00:03:39.956 --> 00:03:40.857 I like it. 00:03:41.795 --> 00:03:42.928 Thank you! 00:03:43.006 --> 00:03:46.388 I like it and I love the paper panels. 00:03:46.388 --> 00:03:47.610 Thank you. 00:04:01.725 --> 00:04:31.009 [OMINOUS DRUMMING] 00:04:31.009 --> 00:05:03.210 [OMINOUS DRUMMING GROWING LOUDER] 00:05:09.795 --> 00:05:26.089 [APPLAUSE] 00:05:29.362 --> 00:05:31.898 That was ama...that was like a circus, that was amazing. 00:05:31.898 --> 00:05:33.347 Close up and personal. 00:05:33.347 --> 00:05:34.343 Where did you find them? 00:05:34.343 --> 00:05:36.881 Contortionists United social networking site. 00:05:36.881 --> 00:05:48.687 I mean I...I’m confident about installation and the work itself but just to insert one small gesture of like this performative element in the show I think is important. 00:05:48.687 --> 00:05:54.995 So it’s...this is really simple like half hour performance, I think. So that’s the idea. 00:05:57.594 --> 00:06:03.535 Mmm hmm, yeah. Yeah, cool.