s t e v e n  c o h e n     a r t i s t  Technical riders Steven Cohen and Elu NB: for all our works, it is important that the backstage areas are kept as clear as possible and only essential staff are present. If you have any questions related to our work and requirements, it is essential that you contact us prior to our arrival for clarity. a.. DOG & PIECES OF YOU DOG Performed by: Steven Cohen and Elu Duration: 5 minutes (approx) Set-up: slide projector, slides, slide operator pre-set Follow-spot and operator pre-set Gramophone on table with microphone and microphone stand pre-set Strike: to remove table, gramophone, microphone stand Technical requirements Floor area: 10m x 10m minimum Sprung dance floor with black dance mats (if in theatre) Gallery floor as is (if in gallery) Follow spotlight and operator Microphone and microphone stand Small table Cyclorama (large scale projection required)/large white wall (if in gallery) 35mm slide projector and operator Artists will supply: gramophone and 78r.p.m. record We need you to supply: table for gramophone(height to accommodate microphone) PIECES OF YOU Performed by: Steven Cohen, Nomsa Dhlamini and Elu Duration: 15 minutes (approx) Set-up: 20 minutes with 4 stage-hands to assist with laying out 150 large chicken eggs at pre-marked intervals (if on stage) Similarly with tomatoes (if in gallery) Birdcage stand with tutu pre-set Strike: 20 minutes (with stagehands) to clear eggs - a few eggs to be cleaned Technical requirements Floor area: 10 x 10 metres (minimum) Sprung dance floor with black dance mats (if in theatre) Gallery floor as is (if in gallery) Use of wings on both sides (if on stage) Quick change area on both sides (if in gallery) Two follow spots and operators Cyclorama (large scale projections required)/large white wall(if in gallery) 35mm slide projector and operator CD sound player Artists will supply: CD, slides We need you to source and supply: 150 large chicken eggs/tomatoes (depend on venue) birdcage stand approx 1,5m high firework sparklers 2.LIMPING INTO THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE performed by: Steven Cohen duration: 15 minutes (approx) set up: to be hoisted to the roof on a fly bar to await entrance (if on stage) strike: sweep may be needed technical requirements floor area: 10 x 10 metres (minimum) sprung dance floor with black dance mats (if in theatre) rostrum/raised area - 4m x 4m minimum (if in gallery) quick change area (close to performance area) (if in gallery) use of wing (Stage Right) (if in theatre) follow spot and operator 35mm slide projector and operator cyclorama for large scale projection(if in theatre)/large white wall(if in gallery) use of fly-bar (if in theatre - to fly in artist body weight 65kg) enter from wing (if on stage) video projector CD sound player Artists will supply: CD, video, slides We need you to supply: elegant table 1,25m high for use during performance (not pre-set) To source and supply: fireworks - small crackers that pop c.. DANCE WITH NOTHING BUT HEART Performed by: Elu Duration: 12 minutes (approx) Set-up: pre-set fish-hook on cable from flybar (theatre) / ceiling (gallery) Strike: Technical requirements Floor area: 10 x 10 metres (minimum) Sprung dance floor with black dance mats Working lights/houselights CD sound player flybar The artist will use onstage space, make his way offstage into audience space, and return to onstage. (dance with nothing but heart - cont) artists will supply: fish-hook and cable we need you to source and supply: two whole fresh oxhearts (important they are intact, not cut) d.. TRADITION Performed by: Steven Cohen and Elu Duration: 15 minutes (approx) Set-up: Strike: this work involves spilled liquid which would need to be mopped and dried (if on stage) or left as residue of performance (if in gallery) technical requirements floor area: 10 x 10 metres (minimum) sprung dance floor with black dance mats (if in theatre) as is (if in gallery) fly bar (if in theatre) - to fly in one artist (body weight 65 kg), release, and fly up the other artist (body weight also 65 kg) if in gallery: iron bar fixed a short distance from ceiling and running parallel to it - 12 metres in length, bar not thicker than 50mm . at one end of this bar should be a winch/other access to the bar and a fixed bolt in the ceiling at the other end - bar must be able to support full body weight (65kg) and momentum of the artist two follow spots and operators cyclorama for large scale projection (if in theatre) large white wall (if in gallery) video projector CD sound player Artists will supply: own body harness and cable, CD, video We need you to supply winch and bar structure (if in gallery) e.. CHANDELIER WORK IS STILL IN PROGRESS - to premiere at FNB VITA Dance Umbrella on March 10, 2002 Performed by: Steven Cohen Duration: 20 minutes (approx) Set up: Strike: Technical requirements Floor area: Type: Likely to need winch Video projector Footlight - special (flood light on a floor stand) Small cordless/lapel microphone (not hand-held) Cyclorama (for large scale projections) CD sound player Follow spot and operator Artists will supply: video, CD, slides We need you to supply: winch, video projector, footlight special, cordless microphone, cyclorama, CD sound player, follow spot and operator TITLE: The Goatfoot God-Pan,part 1:Beaten Stag (Le Dieux au Pieds de Bouc,Faune 1:Un Cerf Battu ). COMPANY: elephant.lion.unicorn. CHOREOGRAPHER: Elu DANCER: Elu CONCEPT & COSTUME: Steven Cohen VIDEO: Steven Cohen MUSIC: Panpipes of the Andes. New Age Incantation. Beggars Banquet Records. DURATION: 6 minutes (approx) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: floor area: ten metres by ten metres (minimum) sprung dance floor with dance mats cyclorama (for large-scale projection) DVD projector and operator - the artists will supply: DVD we need you to supply: a technical rehearsal with your crew Lighting is simple - the video should not be obscured by the lighting, but the dancer should be lit. This can be worked out during rehearsal. this work was performed at: FNB VITA Dance Umbrella, Johnannesburg, 2000 JOMBA Contemporary Dance Experience, Durban, 2000 SANGA II, Madagascar, 2001 TITLE: Broken Bird (Oiseau Casse): 1. Bird on Land (Oiseau par Terre) 2. Bird in Flight (Oiseau en L'Air) Dance video copyright: Steven Cohen and Elu IMPROVISED CHOREOGRAPHY: Elu DANCER: Elu CONCEPT AND COSTUME: Steven Cohen FILMED BY: John Bonham-Carter and edited in collaboration with the artists Music for 1.Bird on Land:Graeme Feltham (South African composer), Hummersound Records Music for 2.Bird in Flight:The Debroy Somers Band (1920's gramophone record) DURATION: 10 minutes TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: cyclorama (for large-scale projection) DVD player and operator no lighting - only video projection this work was shown at: Johannesburg Art Gallery, 2001 SANGA II, Madagascar, 2001 TITLE: The Goatfoot God - Pan, part 2: Fetish Dance (Le Dieux Au Pieds De Bouc, Faune 2: Danse de Fetishe) COMPANY: elephant.lion.unicorn. CHOREOGRAPHER: Elu DANCER: Elu CONCEPT & COSTUME: Steven Cohen VIDEO: Steven Cohen MUSIC: Marilyn Manson. Interscope Records DURATION: 6 minutes (approx) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: floor area: ten metres by ten metres (minimum) sprung dance floor with dance mats DVD projector and operator - the artists will supply DVD strike: stage-hand to sweep floor we need you to supply: a technical rehearsal with your crew lighting is simple - the video should not be obscured by the lighting, but the dancer should be lit. This can be worked out during rehearsal. this work was performed at: FNB VITA Dance Umbrella, Johannesburg, 2000 JOMBA Contemporary Dance Experience, Durban, 2000 SANGA II, Madagascar, 2001

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