Exercises for Rebel Artists: Pages 20-29

Fig conceptual artist: Chip lord and Gomez Pena 

Participants- Props 

1. Go to performance art supply stores 
2. Ex, weapons medical instruments, and prosthetic
3. Costumes are vital as well.

Rest-

1. groups will do long stretches 
2. tea, coffee, and water will be served 
3. replenished by the producer 

Visitors-

1. visitors must be planned 
2. encourage a creative session open to the local arts

Pocha workshops

Attraction of multiple communities-

1. Groups will be electic.
2. 26 people is a common number in a group.

Workshops are intense and bizarre-

1. any discomfort must be discussed straight away
2. vulnerabilities will inevitable surface at one point during the workshop.
3. no judgement,

Importance of autonomy and performance goals-

1. labor is divided 
2. responsibility to themselves 

Humor and Discipline-

1. humor is a vital element in the workshop 
2. fine line between irreverence and discipline. 

Foster punctuality and commitment-

1. arriving on time consistently
2. do not tolerate dilettantism.

Alternative healing-

1. exercise allows individuals to confront issues they have 
2. Help cross new borders.

Physically strenuous-

1. responsibility to inform partners strengths and weaknesses 
2. must regain energy before doing next movement.

Performance sketchbooks- 

1. Diary of thoughts 
2. record images and actions.

Collaborative creations-

1. product based workshop
2. there is no ownership
3. everyone is involved and ideas are shared.