[NEohioPAL] CASTING CALL FOR XAVIER CHA'S "ABDUCT" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

[Amiee Collier via NEohioPAL]

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Xavier Cha <http://www.mocacleveland.org/exhibitions/xavier-chaabduct>’s
performance-based works concern the body, self, and subjectivity within
contemporary culture. She isolates elements of expression and
communication, creating bare, abstract, and often illogical experiences.
Cha’s new work *abduct*, consists of short films and live performances
which present actors as they battle conflicting emotions. While outwardly
(and non-linguistically) expressing an extreme emotion, such as livid rage,
a more subtle emotion emerges from beneath the surface, like the corners of
the actor's mouth distorting to suppress laughter. Both emotions function
as foreign agents attempting to gain dominance, or hijack the vehicle of
the actor's facial expression and body.

>From January 29 – May 8, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will
present the film component of *abduct*
<http://www.mocacleveland.org/exhibitions/xavier-chaabduct> in our second
floor Toby Devan Lewis Gallery. The Museum will also facilitate live
performances in line with the project over the course of the exhibition.

SEEKING TALENT:
Actors able to express conflicting emotions, with no dialogue.
Ages 18-75.
All ethnicities.
Approximately 5 actors will be selected.

IN THE AUDITION:
Express conflicting emotions simultaneously, one more extreme, the other
subtly emerging from beneath the surface.  For example (but not limited
to), livid rage while the corners of the mouth suppress laughter, or
ecstatic joy while the eyes well up in tears of sadness or frustration. The
conflicting emotions are alienating to you, uncomfortable to wear, out of
your control, like foreign agents battling for dominance over your facial
expression.  One emotion betrays the other.

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION DATES:
Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Auditions: Sunday, November 22 and Monday, November 23, 2015
Final selection of actors: Monday, December 7, 2015
Rehearsals: Tuesday, January 26 – Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Performances: performances will be 10-15 minutes in length, and will take
place several times over the course of each day. A final schedule will be
determined in line with selected actors’ availability. Each actor must be
available for a minimum of 2 performance dates. Potential performance dates
include:

Thursday, January 28, 2016 (exhibition opening night)
Saturday, February 7, 2016
Saturday, March 6, 2016
Saturday, April 3, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016
+ at least one late Thursday (6-9 pm) per month (February/March/April/May)

COMPENSATION:
Selected actors will receive a $200.00 stipend, Individual Plus membership
to MOCA Cleveland (valued at $65.00), and a copy of the exhibition catalog

TO APPLY:
Please use the form at
http://www.mocacleveland.org/casting-call-xavier-chas-abduct or submit a
headshot, resume/CV, and link to a reel to abduct at mocacleveland.org by the
end of the day on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Those selected for an
audition will be notified by Monday, November 16, 2015.



-- 
*Amiee Collier*

Office Manager

MOCA CLEVELAND

11400 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106


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