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
Advance tickets available at http://disorient.ticketleap.net/letsgocamping/

Production forum on the Puddle: http://puddle.disorient.info/viewforum.php?f=47

Description

Synopsis

Bliss is hard to reach. Here’s the lowdown on how to get there in 15 vignettes presenting signature hacks and modules from the Disorient mythology. 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 long 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.

Music is an overwhelming force in the nightclub experience. With LGC we want to make the decor vibrant, meaningful and create a relevant visual counterpart to the musical experience. We do that by inviting dancers to transform into participants whenever possible and by creating opportunities for dancers to become engaged in new unexpected ways. The existing engrained dancefloor attitude needs to be nudged gently rather than drastically modified if the proposed changes are to be accepted and enjoyed by the crowd.

The format of LET'S GO CAMPING reduces the incidence of installation and breakdown on the participants: no disengage, no Disorienter left behind.
- No installation: no decor is installed in the space before the beginning of the opera.
- No Disengage: no decor is left in the space when the opera ends.

This is achieved through:
- Wider load distribution and distributed ownership of actions; many small 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 Sketch).

LGC is also an educational tool that presents key modules of the Disorient mythology.

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.

Vignette Leaders: Work on vignette concept and determine actions on the Puddle.
Vignette Leaders: Create and staff your team.
Vignette Leaders: Compile list of materials and lights needed.

24/7: Update description of actions using Puddle info or 25 words description. Include material and lighting needs/plan for each vignette.

1. Dome constructed of people.
"Become the building blocks by climbing and physically supporting each other while we build a human dome representing our sacred social center place."
2. Procession of parts of the Disorient sign put together and installed over DJ booth.
3. Cover an architectural element and/or people with mylar.
4. Distribute food (focus on presentation).
5. The Container:"An interactive performance that asks for volunteers to assist in the creation of a four walled living container packed full of party and people."
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. Bodies will be stamped with Disorient motifs.
"Step into a sacred space, a dome of light, body tattooed, a blessing on the body. the body, a reflection of heaven on earth.
13. Will involve the magic of interpretive dance. And jazz hands.
14. A piece of fabric takes the shape of a zero-g chair by having players pull on it.
15. Music stops (it's the end of the party). A pornj globe rises above a silhouette of desert landscape. Sunrise.
"playa sunrise and bells-our sunrise is both end and beginning, a transient moment for spiritual rebirth or awakening; pornj is our sunrise embodied, a symbol of the spirit of disorient."

Plug-ins

A. Vignette Announce: Boy/girl (this role needs a name and potential parking spot i.e. gogo platform says Lowroad) parades holding the Vignette Announce Sign that displays the 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.
Cell members: The Bex
Lowroad/Devyn/Justin: Fabricate 30"x18" double-sided LED sign to display vignette #s

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

List of lights available from Disorient

The Eye’s storage:
(4) Black Light Cannons
(10) 500W worklights
(2) LED strobes
(8) Extension cords

Victoria’s garage:
(5) Par cans w/ pink and orange gels

Lowroad's studio:
BL pixels have (now converted into a cube).
BL pyramids
BL Fan
Black Star (6 pyramids with 4 black lights each)

Jay's Basement(?)
(3 or 4?) 18" fluorescent black-light fixtures

Layout of Sullivan Room (basement level)

Ceilings are 10'

Music

House music flows without interruption throughout the night. DJs--not vignette leaders--curate the music for the opera. Their tracks selection and delivery mode is informed by the actions of the vignettes that take place during their respective sets. Even though it is called an opera, the goal of LET'S GO CAMPING is to make you dance all night long.

Making the crowd--and themselves--happy is what's expected from DJs playing at Let's Go Camping. Each vignette is designed to be an animated decor, a visual punctuation rather than an interruption in the flow of the dance experience. Vignettes are visual happenings that reinforce the overall experience without disrupting the music mix. To this end, DJs are asked to familiarize themselves with the overall concept of Let's Go Camping, especially the vignettes that will unfold during their respective sets. DJs are invited to keep the vignettes in mind when designing their sets.

Eye: Send email to DJs explaining their role.

Credits

Vignettes Leaders (by vignette order): Joe Che, Devyn, Drew, LC, Lowroad, The Eye, EZ, Ky, Rebeka, Animus, Press Play, Aura
Vignettes Players (what order?):
Disorient All Star DJ line-up: Saadhu (LA), Arrow (NYC), Subsector (Philly), The Bass (NYC)
Lighting Cell Leader: Victoria Wagner
Documentation: (photos and videos) JazzWall(?), Jan(?), Red Lite(?)
Nawals by The Eye and Archer
Archer: Send designs of nawals to The Eye.
Flyer by Phil Jarry
Phil: Prepare CMYK version of flyer with printing margins.

Produced by 24/7

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