[Reader-list] blank noise- replying to ashutosh

[Jasmeen P]

Hi Ashutosh

Yes I would call it performative as well. About a year ago, the nine girls in the group dressed up as different stereotypes and walked on Brigade Road / Mg Road together.

There were some memorable reactions. One girl was wearing a burkha and she stood next to groups of young men and stared at them. I played the photographer shooting their reactions...most of the time, quite in their face.  Another girl was a 'biker' 'chick', wiht a bandana, torn jeans and smokey eyes...she wasnt quite ready to accept the reactions her character provoked. another 2 girls just sat in the middle of the pavement! We started out by just standing at a food court for 15 mins and pretending to wait...just to gauge what happens to a woman who are just standing around. That being the first experiment, things didnt quite work out as planned. the girls were not seen as individuals but as a group. then they kept walking around me in circles...tryign hard to be discreet...and saying " Jasmeen , I think they think we are spies."

spies indeed!

This experiment was a part of the workshops I conducted with the 9 girls in 2003. The purpose being to expose the 18 yr olds to the relationship clothes- body language and public perception had.

My news video Hot News Taaza Samachar was a video performance too.
The nature of this project demands it..

Would love your inputs on the current state of the project...

thanks for writing
warmly
Jasmeen


On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 Ashutosh Potdar wrote :
>hi,
>the first part of your mail is really fascinating!! its just theatrical!!
>i am writer and theatre artist and saw "performance" in it.
>has anyone of you performed it?
>cheers,
>
>ashutosh
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Jasmeen P
>  To: reader-list at sarai.net
>  Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:55 PM
>  Subject: [Reader-list] BLANK NOISE : building testimonies
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>  HI every body,
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>  my first posting and just making it to the 25th deadline.
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>  My project BLANK NOISE is described below.
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>  I do look forward to a dialogue .
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>  sincerely,
>
>  Jasmeen
>

Jasmeen 

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