Images from rehearsals

Tree with Wishes

Pagoda= beginning gathering spot

Katrina's Laundry Rocks

Jason's Table Ghost

Slow walk with Bucket

Successful full collapse

The best clump so far

Happenings

With Kat, Theresa and Jason today we found a few things that caught interest:
1. a red crepe paper streamer tied to the bridge at its midpoint. 25 metres long. lovely

2. Kat on the rocks washing clothes and spreading them out. in red. installation-type

Things that didn't work:
-dropping dandelions
-person in white in tree
-person in parallel installation on S side of river in white (too receeded and competes with red)

Thoughts:
person in Tree needs tree talk text (theresa working on lung associations)
crepe paper finish line and cheering for joggers and runners is funny
bucket to gather water (25 m string)
Person who only walks on rocks. Another sets and moves them...
anything x 50 people would work. A choir? A school? Volunteers?
Return of the people balancing branches on their heads
Return of the deer in the bush

bears at the picnic table (perhaps before and after)
red,red,red
bikes
golfcarts

Signs or stickers:
No Spitting
No Loitering
No Talking
No Running
No Stopping
No Washing
No Climbing
No Watching
No Dancing
No Stripping
No Fighting
No Drinking
No Eating
No Trespassing
No Returning
No Asking
etc....

the yarnbombing idea was just ok looking- kind of messy and weak...
Now is the time to get some sound and text integrated...

some spaces

This is the Chinese pagoda (starting place for audience) and the stone bridge (Location #1). The rocks that are under the bridge are interesting to play with...so far it is a game of go and stop that is initiated with rock rhythms. Michelle has been singing from under (could also be above, where audience is situated.) We noticed the depth perception flattens at a distance. The carved animals and stones around the periphery are attractive...

Rehearsal

Today Michelle, Jason and I explored some possibilities in the space.
Ironically, the bridge was cut off for some police work on the other side of the river, so we got to watch all the joggers get  forced to re-route in frustration.

We had a fun little rhythm romp on a picnic table.

We explored the pathways, borders, walls, stairs, and the rocks nearer to the water.

With so many people continually running and walking through the location on a nice day such as today, you almost don't have to do anything- just sit and watch and listen.

I did enjoy constructing ridiculous and improbable exercise regimes.

We talked about yarnbombing or putting tags or something on a fence or pole.

I am seeing lots of solos and duets. And posting/posing.

Pics with Ernest

Bridge Graffiti: collected May 4

Trev Lusts Kim
PDR 2000
James Dawn Was Wasted HEER /91
I Want
Anette + Dan
Melbs
Monica + Arnel
Best Busds 4 
1989
Mahmood Loves Stacy
Veronica + Russ
Nick Lisa
RIP Charlie
MS I'm a disease
Window Fellow
DANNY
Oilers
Tammy ♥'s Danny
Happy Birthday Alison
Namaste
Huong + Huang
What Time is It? Adventure Time!
Chuck + Cara Forever
15 Raindrops MSML

I love you
Dear Charlie
You were the greatest bother and always will be. I spent 12 years with you. We went through a lot but you were and always will be there for me. I thank you for your advice and everything else. REst in Peace Love, Richard. I will always remember you.

FUCH YOU EDMONTON

Ich Liebe Dick My Friend
Stupido
Bub is watching you
Wait This Sucks