Idea: Rework dinner and a show into interdependent entities rather than separate but related events.
Methodology:
Play in the studio and film in the studio with creating evocative movements in the smallest amount of space beginning in the 'table' position. Creating passionate and interesting movement that will draw people in as they engage in a highly socialised environment. Experiment on tables.
Interview potential audience members and create short pieces to try out the idea on several groups of people.
Attend Cabaret, Burlesque, and other typically performance/food or drink related events in London and other cities. For example, Afternoon Tease! is the original burlesque afternoon tea party. You sit down to a full spread of afternoon tea and are interrupted in the nicest possible way by stunning burlesque and cabaret performances. I hope to interview performers and audience members on their reactions, what draws them to these events.
Research nyotaimori, a Japanese tradition that refers to "female body presentation", often referred to as "body sushi," is the practice of serving sashimi or sushi from the body of a woman, typically naked...Interview people in this field about what the clientele is like and how they approach the body.
Work with a fashion designer to create costumes appropriate for placing food upon, while retaining a level of sensuality and mobility for the performers.
Engage with the pre-performance ritual of cleaning the body and preparing for long levels of stillness, perhaps through film.
Find collaborators in the catering business and a proper venue space.
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