Disorient presents: LET'S GO CAMPING

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Disorient presents: LET'S GO CAMPING
A Dancefloor Opera in 15 Vignettes

Friday November 12, 2010
Sullivan Room, 218 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012

Description

Synopsis

Bliss is hard to reach. Here’s the lowdown on how to get there through a series of signature hacks, modules and myths by Disorient. A DIY guide to happiness infused by house music and inspired by the Burning Man Principles.

Format

The nightclub is the opera house of the ADHD generation. The dancefloor is the new stage where house music never stops. Every dancer is a player. 15 loosely scripted vignettes--lasting between 45 seconds and 2 minutes each--are visually triggered like boxing rounds. Vignettes are gestures and actions rather than performances. They are visual punctuations during which the decor becomes dynamic through the activation of the participants. The resulting objects of some vignettes become part of a temporally staggered decor. The location where each vignette unfolds is predetermined. Disorient Myths and Burning Man Principles support each other while Stations provide a framework through metaphorical references and format guidance.

From a production standpoint, the format of LET'S GO CAMPING reduces the incidence of installation and breakdown on the participants: no disengage, no Disorienter left behind. This is achieved through:
- better load distribution (lots of smaller projects--the vignettes--instead of a few big ones);
- the objects created/assembled during some of the vignettes become parts of the decor (process-oriented GlamTech);
- staggered breakdown of those objects (strike time on the Sketch).

Actions for vignettes and plug-ins

Some vignettes create an object that becomes part of the decor and stays deployed until strike. Vignettes start and strike times are indicated on the Sketch and are staggered through the night.

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Cover an architectural element and/or people with mylar
4. Distribute food (focus on presentation)
5. TBD
6. Paint on Players. The cloth that protects the floor becomes wall deco
7. Inflate CuddleFish
8. 20 players dressed in fluo pink pick-up CuddleFish and "drive" away with headlights on
9. Music stops and lights are turned off. Wait 45 seconds. Music and lights start again
10. TBD
11. Gathering the DJs and taking a group picture
12. TBD
13. TBD
14. TBD
15. Music stops (it's the end of the party). A pornj globe rises above a silhouette of desert landscape. Sunrise.

Plug-ins

a. Vignette announcement: Boy/girl parades holding vignette # up high above her head the way boxing rounds are announced. Demetrius sings vignette # next to her. They start from DJ booth and walk to vignette location. Girl and vignette number are well lit (need to fabricate 30"x18" double-sided LED sign to display vignette #s).

b. Jazzwall's before/after photo project: description needed.

Credits

Vignettes Leaders (by order of appearance): Joe Che, Devyn, Drew, Lowroad, Dimitri, The Eye, Ky, Archer, Animus, Press Play, Aura
Disorient All Star DJ line-up: The Bass (NYC), Arrow (NYC), Subsector (Philly), Saadhu (LA)
Produced by 24/7
Lighting Director: TBA
Flyer by Phil Jarry

Sketched (written) and Moderated (directed) by The Eye