Event name: Supercell
Event time and place: September 21, 2023 in The Clarice
1. Performance art multimedia performances like this one are a radically different approach to conveying the issues and concerns of global climate change compared to more traditional science or news media venues. What do you think about this performance? In what way was its messaging helpful compared to traditional approaches? In what ways might it be less helpful?
This performance was much more expressive than performances I have seen in the past. This performance's messaging was more helpful than traditional messaging because of how expressive it was. I feel as though many things can be expressed better through action rather than through words. I feel as though I understood many of the ideas they were trying to express. For the first part of the performance, it seemed like they were trying to express a slow and confusing struggle. This performance could be less helpful because many of the ideas being expressions could be misinterpreted.
2. How did you feel about this piece? Did it affect you in any way? Did it seem to affect others in the audience? What were your observations?
3. Was there anything in this performance which you felt was factually incorrect or that might otherwise impair or otherwise hinder the understanding of or response to global climate change? If so, what was it?
The way the group described how global climate change started to happen and how different people made it worse or tried to make it better was factually correct. The part of the performance that I thought was factually incorrect was the sense of fear and being overwhelmed. I don't believe this is something people worry about when it comes to climate change, because people don't believe it's something they will have to worry about in their lifetime.
4. How broad an audience do you think this work would appeal to, and why?
I believe that this piece could appeal to an audience that consists of young adults who have a basic understanding of climate change to an older age group that has a more sophisticated understanding of climate change. The main audience would be an audience that has at least a basic understanding of climate change. This piece would not appeal to people who have little to no knowledge or intent to learn more about climate change.
5. During the Q&A, did you hear anything from the creators or the audience that made you rethink the performance? If so, what was it?
One audience member asked about the cameras on the performer's body and how they would take them off throughout the performance. The performers said the cameras were about how climate change is all over the media and always being recorded. The performers also stated that the cameras were frustrating to perform with, but that frustration helped the performers fit their roles.