This picture is from another piece in Hart House, Darren O’Donnell’s “Slow Dance with the Teacher”. This was a performance piece set in a historic looking hall/gathering room inside of Hart House. The lights were dimmed and at one end of the long rectangular room there was a fireplace with people (I assume participants) sitting around it and above, suspended from the ceiling was a projection screen that showed a slide show of black and white images, such as this one, that depicted individuals (who I assumed were teachers) with their names and disciplines superimposed over their eyes. In the center of the room, was a group of people slow-dancing behind a rope. Personally, I did not find this performance/installation piece to be as taboo and provocative as I thought it might be. When I read about the work online prior to attending, I had images of men and women dressed in suits, in a dark room selecting “students” from the crowd of spectators to dance with. However, when I walked in the room, people were slow-dancing with spotlights on them, and pairs of spectators crossed the rope (that divided participants and spectators) and started slow-dancing with friends. It seemed more like a fun gathering than a dangerous encouter.
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yeah, it wasn't as sexy as i had imagined because the audience insisted on jumping the rope and dancing. And who am I to stop thousands of people who want to dance. There were sexy encounters between the teachers and the people who danced with them, but you could only expereince that if you're were in that situation. I know of two relationships that have developed between a teacher and audience. One that is long term and seems committed and one that is slowly starting. I'm very please. I expect to be at the head table at their weddings. thanks for coming by.
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