Reflex

Reflecting on the ‘performative body’ in cinematographie Bal works with words, time and body movement. Bal made a film-performance of 2 hours showing 3 to 6 body's in three repetitive stages, sanding, walking and running, in varied tempos and rhythms. The scenography was a screenplay showing words and time. The words change every thirty seconds so the reader could interpret word and action,and make short sentences over time. The screenplay shows 40 words, often used as directions in a rehearsal, that provoke the body directly. The words repeat every 20 minutes showing a different reading related to the body. Reflex has been shown in Leiden and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.