Perform[ing]ance
The Practice of Presence as Art Making (2018)
HaltForce Art Collective hosts Two-week Performance Residency
Billings, MT— August 3rd – August 18th, 2018
Artists from right here, around the corner, and afar explore a series of engaging and contemplative performance events. HaltForce Art Collective along with guest artists from Austin, Bozeman, Missoula, and Seattle will connect with artists in the Billings community to participate in a two-week exploration on how performance lives in our daily interactions and how the spaces between each can be blurred, simplified, curated, interpreted, and integrated. This 2018 performance residency artists will present new work, works in progress, along with performative pieces that will develop over the course of the residency. Over a period of two weeks artists will enter and exit the project sharing their interpretations on the theme.
This all starts Friday August 3rd at several locations in and around Billings and continues through the week with day time and evening studio sessions designed to bring perform[ing]ance into smaller less formal spaces. Saturday August 11th will feature an evening performance salon hosted at 2905 Event Center for community artists to share, observe, converse, contemplate, and even participate on the performative theme. The residency will round out with round table discussions over family style meals, field trips, and restorative self-care practices throughout the two-week residency.
At the center of this two-week residency is an intention for self-organization and the conscious decision to not have agenda or expectations. To be present to the space and spaces we create. This is a long form inquiry on presence as performance. With that being said, there is an agenda, only in as much as you choose to use it. It can be a schedule, a program, or even a menu to allow some structure to our engagement. You may enter and exit as you desire, and you may amend and alter the selections as well.
“You cannot hide;
your growth as an artist is not separate from your growth as a human being: it is all visible.” ~ Anne Bogart
Community Gallery
Photos by John Speier (2018)
the Perform[ing]ance Menu
Perform[ing]ance | the practice of presence as art making moment to moment
August 2rd – 18th 2018 @ locations in & around Billings Montana 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W
Thursday August 2nd: Arrivals Part 1. Erica + Eliot
site specific performance on the theme of greeting and gratitude Location: Billings Logan International Airport 45.8035° N, 108.5379° W
Time: 10pm
Friday August 3rd: Carving Space
site specific movement practice on the theme of performing happiness Location: Swords Park 45.799181 N, 108.507822 W
Time: 6am
Friday August 3rd: Art!
multiple site-specific performances on the theme of interaction and engagement with Krista Leigh Pasini, Jayme C Green, Erica Gionfriddo, Eliot Fisher, Mike Pasini, Alys Marshall, Susan Kennedy Sommerfeld, Patrick Scott-Wilson and featured collaborator Allison Kazmierski hosted independently at the Annex. Location: downtown Billings 45.780553 N, 108.506646 W
Time: 5-9pm
Saturday August 4th: Intermission
non-movement practice on the theme of restoration. Location: residence or outdoor location of your choosing or as a group
Time: 7-12pm
Saturday August 4th: Field Testing
site-specific contemplative movement practice on the theme of listening led by Krista Leigh Pasini and community participants. Location: Veterans Park 45.796213, -108.549905
Time: 2pm
Sunday August 5th: Upward
site-specific performance on ascending and descending a mountain led by Mike Pasini, Travis Hunt, and Maki Yamashita. Location: Rock Island Lake Trailhead 45.015064, -109.810663
Time: 7am – 5pm
Monday August 6th: Sup
improvisational performance on the theme of community and conversation over dinner. Location: TBA (local park)
Time: 7pm
Monday August 6th: Arrivals, Part 2, Kate & Bruno
site-specific performance on the theme of introductions and gratitude. Location: Billings Logan International Airport 45.8035° N, 108.5379° W
Time 8-9pm
Tuesday August 7th: Office Hours
studio practice on the theme of contemplative movement led by Krista Leigh Pasini. Location: Sky Studio 45.781294, -108.518019
Time: 7-9pm
Wednesday August 8th: Introductions with Kate and Bruno
studio performance on the theme of inspiration & mentorship with Kate Jordan & Bruno Augusto. Location: Montana Dance Center 45.758320, -108.554254
Time: 7pm
Thursday August 9th: Something New
Afro Cuban modern dance class, open to the public, led by Bruno Augusto. Location: Montana Dance Center 45.758320, -108.554254
Time: 5-6:30pm
Thursday August 9th: Read Aloud
reading of a new stage play written by Adrian Jawort titled “We’re Not Ready”. With dedicated time for discussion and workshop. Location: Sky Studio 45.781294, -108.518019
Time 5-7pm
Thursday August 9th: Office Hours
a long form, dynamic, performative study on the genesis, creation, and evolution of tension, character, and story led by Camille Griep. Location: Sky Studio 45.781294, -108.518019
Time 7-9pm
Friday August 10th: Carving Space
site-specific movement practice on the theme of reorganization led by Krista Leigh Pasini. Location: Pioneer Park 45.788062, -108.523761
Time: 6am
Friday August 10th: Mingle
Dreyfest Poetry Jam. A hosted event for poetry, spoken word, and performance. Camille Griep reading From the Kitchen of Helena Wilson and Billie Parrott performing Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited]. Location: Craft Local 45.783254, -108.500840
Time: 6:30pm
Friday August 10th: Settle, Part 1
Moving in and into the performance space. Location: 2905 Event Center 45.780553, -108.506646
Time: TBA (daytime)
Saturday August 11th: Settle, Part 2
Setting up and preparing the performance space. Location: 2905 Event Center 45.780553, -108.506646
Time: 10-5pm
Saturday August 11th: Perform[ing]ance
performance-based salon on the theme of performing and performance with Bruno Augusto and Kate Jordan, Erica Gionfriddo and Eliot Gray Fisher, Jayme C Green, Krista Leigh Pasini, Camille Griep, Sara Kremer, Maribel Parman and John Speier, with featured work from Mike Pasini & Nick Olsen. And guests. Location: 2905 Event Center 45.780553, -108.506646
Time: 7pm
Sunday August 12th: Departures, Part 1
site-specific performance on the theme of goodbyes. Location: Billings Logan International Airport 45.8035° N, 108.5379° W
Time: 5am
Sunday August 12th: Wander
site-specific performance on observing and improvisational composition. Location: Tippet Rise Art Center (free, but reservations required in advance. Reserve here) 45.475889, -109.570552
Time: 7am-5pm
Monday August 13th: Intermission
a non-movement practice on the theme of stillness and restorative intentions. Location: residence, or outdoor location of your choosing or as a group
Time: 7am-12pm
Monday August 13th: Sup
improvisational performance on the theme of community and conversation over dinner. Location: TBA (local park)
Time: 7pm
Tuesday August 14th: Office Hours
studio practice (details TBA). Location: Sky Studio 45.781294, -108.518019
Time: 7-9pm
Wednesday August 15th: Office Hours
studio practice (details TBA). Location: 2905 Event Center 45.780553, -108.506646
Time: 7-9pm
Thursday August 16th: Office Hours
studio practice (details TBA). Location: Sky Studio 45.781294, -108.518019
Time: 7-9pm
Friday August 17th: Carving Space
site-specific movement practice on the theme of expansion. Location: Boot hill 45.802923, -108.480463
Time: 6am
Friday August 17th: Office Hours, Composition
studio practice, open to a select audience (details TBA). Location: 2905 Event Center 45.780553, -108.506646
Time: 7-9pm
Saturday August 18th: Departures Part 2
site-specific performance on the theme of goodbyes.
Saturday August 18th: Curtain Call & Encore
time-based performance on the theme of technology and connection as a conduit for community. Location: Life/Earth
Time: ALWAYS