TASK : Baudrillard’s Cool Memories II text is not theatrical but, at its most insane, French philosophy. It was written at least 30 years ago. It is largely groundbreaking although the focus of the information remains constant. Take what you want from it, cut, add, delete, repeat – one thing we can be sure of is that the writer would expect nothing less.”
NOTES FROM THE INTERIOR
We’ve enlisted the help of some brilliant actors to keep ideas, improvisation and inspiration pinging around the virtual studio, in a format designed for theatre and drama students (and anyone else who wants to) to join in and get creating some encounters as yet unknown. Director Paul Davies will set a weekly challenge based on a passage of text or other stimulus, experienced devising performers such as Mairi Phillips, Neal McWilliams, Christopher Elson and Rebecca Smith-Williams will self-tape a short (up to 2-minute) response to the challenge, and then the floor is open. Play just to challenge yourself, or send us your responses. Be silly, be serious, be spontaneous, be fearless, be imaginative – be there! Tasks are released weekly here, on Volcano’s social media channels, and on their website.
If you wish, you can send your video response to us HERE and we will make a fully-credited compilation of all responses at the end of the project. Alternatively, you may want to use a free file transfer service such as www.wetransfer.com. You can respond to any of the tasks at any time during the project.