La Actuación Portátil de Shana Moulton | "New York Close Up" | Art21

Is being a performance artist just another job? In this film, artist Shana Moulton rehearses and performs "Whispering Pines 7" in the exhibition "Acting Out" at the Bronx River Art Center. In her 14th floor studio at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace, an artist residency program of repurposed offices located in the heart of Wall Street, Moulton gathers up the essential tools of her trade — costume, wig, makeup, DVD — and takes the long uptown subway trip to the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. Her first look at the venue, Moulton uses her limited rehearsal time to scale the video projection and adapt her movements to the confines of the space. The performance showcases, in a condensed and portable form, hallmarks of Moulton's recent work: playfully interacting with fantastical digital animations, unexpected changes in emotional tone, and performing in character as Cynthia — the central protagonist of the ongoing "Whispering Pines" series. Reflecting on the evening's performance, Moulton considers her aesthetic ambitions, audience expectations, and the pragmatics of being an artist in New York.

Shana Moulton (b. 1976, Oakhurst, California, USA) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

CREDITS | "New York Close Up" Created & Produced by: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Editor: Mary Ann Toman. Cinematography: Andrew David Watson. Sound: Nicholas Lindner & Nick Ravich. Associate Producer: Ian Forster. Production Assistant: Paulina V. Ahlstrom, Don Edler & Maren Miller. Design: Open. Artwork: Shana Moulton. Thanks: Bronx River Art Center, Sean Carroll, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Marisa Olsen, Erin Riley-Lopez & Chad Stayrook. An Art21 Workshop Production. © Art21, Inc. 2011. All rights reserved.

"New York Close Up" is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support provided by The 1896 Studios & Stages.

For more info: art21.org/​newyorkcloseup

[Distrito Financial--Manhattan]

[Nueva York de cerca]

[Consejo cultural de los estudios Workspace, Bajo Manhattan]

[La representación portable de Shana Moulton]

¿Que tal ha estado? ¿Bastante bien?

[Shana Moulton, artista]

Pues esta es la especie de parte que necesito para coordinar antes de obtener el ritmo correctamente.

CÁMARA: ¿Obviamente no con tus dedos sino con tu cuerpo entero?
SHANA: Sí, así es.

Esta es mi bola de pelucas. Sólo hay pelucas. Bueno, y algunas bolsas.

Bien... peluca, luz de lectura, creco que eso es todo. Ah, tengo una lista.

Lo tengo todo.

No he estado actuando mucho antes de llegar a Nueva York.

Y entonces tampoco tenía un estudio. Tenía tan poco dinero cuando vine aquí que decidí intentar construir el equipo con cosas que podía mover en mi ordenador.

Así que esa fué la primera vez que tomé la decisión de reducir todo un poco y hacer esta representación portable.

Suelo ser yo corriendo por el metro o tal vez un taller si me siento muy glamurosa.

Con todos los decorados en los brazos, y organizando todo media hora antes de la representación.

[Centro Artístico Bronx River--Mott Haven, Bronx]

[Esta noche es la estrena]

¿Parecía que estaba usando my iPad o iPhone?