Warwick Group 3: Ghabrusstaintaica: A Performance of Interculturalism

W3: Mind Map "Subverting Performance Space"

Response to A3 Keyword

W3: Keyword "Ji"

Ji is a Chinese pictograph comprised of three symbols: the hand, the meat, and the spirit tablet denoting ceremony. Traditionally ceremony was undertaken in order to attain something; the hand of the priest presents the meat of a human sacrifice to the spirit tablet (a symbol of a god). We propose to use Ji as a metaphor to explore the relationship between interculturalism, the artist and the art.

If we consider ceremonies of interculturalism, we ask the following questions:
- - What is being sacrificed? What is being gained?
- - Are there ethics involved with partaking in ceremonies of interculturalism?

Warwick keyword groups

Groups
Manuel, Aditee, Neda, Elia - Warwick 1
Tanya, Yan, Zindaba, Dzmitry - Warwick 2
Alexander, Lulu, Rebecca, Lester - Warwick 3

Warwick keywords

• identity/freedom - Rebecca
• cultural borrowing - Tanya
• integration - Aditee
• indigenous theatre/vimbuza - Zindaba
• ethics of representation - Alexander
• folklore theatre/copyright - Lester
• circle - Yan
• granice (trans. "borders/limits") - Neda
• protest - Evangelia
• "Ji" (trans. "ceremony") - Lulu
• restriction - Manuel