Proposal for "RGB Y"

"Red Green Blue Yellow" is both a dance and a ground painting created by festival-goers and performers through structured improvisation over the course of the afternoon. "RGB Y" is a study in the visualization of movement and choreography, an experiment in participatory art as well as a way to engage people in dance through painting. The piece is intended for audiences of all ages and levels of physical ability.

A series of "loosly structured, improvised" ground paintings will be created over the course of the afternoon with the help festival-goers following a set of simple instructions.

After each canvas is created, dancers will perform a short structured improvisation or the public will be invited to dance on the canvas.

Masking tape and layers of translucent primer will be used to create a layering effect so that the canvases build on each other to culminate in a multi-layered ground painting by the end of the evening.

Materials
- 1 stage (at least 8x8)
- 1 canvas (covering the stage)
- Non-toxic powdered pigments
- Various ways to dispense paint will be provided: Sifters, funnels, etc
- White duct tape
- Clear latex primer and rollers
- Tyvek booties
- Laptop
- Stereo system

Here is a sketch of how the first layer might develop. (You can watch a video of an earlier version of this idea in the next post below.)