Lab. 37: Wasting Time
Devised and Created by the Ensemble
Directed by Jack Paterson
Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Denpasar (Bali, In)
A cross-cultural and cross-lingual experience, Wasting Time was a fusion of Traditional Balinese Performing Arts and contemporary Western Devising Practices created to explore the space between temple, government and tourist driven performance – that of the contemporary Balinese voice.
The ensemble consisted of Balinese artists from multiple disciplines including Wayang (Shadow Puppetry); Barris, Topeng and Joged (Dance); and Genjek & Kecat (Vocal Chant & Song). Applied to these practices where modern devising practices including Verbatim, Site-Specific and Physical and Textual Creation.
Performed in an outdoor found space free for the local community, the performance explored the contemporary issues facing modern Balinese living from Motorcycle traffic jams, government corruption, lack of potable water and that wonderful Balinese activity – wasting time.
