Let's take a walk: August 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Let's take a walk #12

Let's take a walk #12 took place around the enchanting home of Salvador Dali in the beautiful village of Portlligat Spain
I wonder where you were; Who did you invite to join you?
Please use http://dropbox.yousendit.com/MarieChristineKatz924487

to send me your footage.
For those of you who could not join me today, there will be more walks.
Bise
Marie Christine

Friday, August 20, 2010

Let's take a walk in Spain

I am looking forward to lead the walk #12 from a very special place in Spain.

Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mcayer

Hopefully you can join me on Sunday the 22nd at 2pm Spanish time.

It will be 8am in NYC and 10pm in Sydney.

Today I am in Barcelona... Gaudi's work is magnificent

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD

Bise

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Excerpt of LTAW #2 video

Let's take a walk video's editing are almost completed (Video #1 to #10)

I am still struggling with #9 (the performance on Governors Island and need to start #11...

in the main time you can view an excerpt of #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjh52Eumszw

I am going to Europe and might invite you for a walk from there... a little clue, it will be in

Spain... Probably on the 22nd of August. Hope you will take the walk, from where ever you are,

on your own or bring a friend, a lover, an enemy, a stranger...

Walking together, apart.

Bise

Let's Take a Walk

Let's take a walk a walk.

Join me on site or via Twitter

We'll walk together.

#walkingtogetherapart. Join us from anywhere in the world, whether from indoor or outdoor via @mcayer on Twitter. A 20 minutes shared journey.

This project began in 2009 as a virtual Twitter guided walk. Participants from anywhere in the world join in via @mcayer.
Over time it evolved into an on site performance as well.
So far there have been 42 walks; each is a shared moment—a step towards peace.
Walking together, though apart, we’ll journey along the same path. On site I’m assisted by a Town Crier, Tweet Master and Drummer. During the walk, I ask questions about specific topic(s). Prompting dialogue, inviting participants to sing a song, say something nice to someone, etc. In example LTAW #39 took place during The Climate Strike, LTAW #40 adressed social justice. Walk #41 and #42 took place during the shelter in place due the the Covid-19 pandemic.

The onsite performance involves a knitted overskirt I wear (created days prior each walks with passer by) as we walk, it unravels, leaving traces of our journey. Performance artifacts along with film and photographs of our journeys are compiled into an installation, showing the experience of our group walking in different places yet moving in sync. All are documented http://letstakeawalkmc.blogspot.com Contact me via https://twitter.com/mcayer or via my web site http://www.mariechristine.com if you wish to be notified on the next walk details.

Duration detail: each walks require two days or more of knitting & conversation with passer, performance time is about 40 minutes of which 20 minutes are shared via Twitter.
Thank you for your interest.
Marie Christine