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JOYRIDE (2017)
By Melanie / in Uncategorized / May 1, 2017JOYRIDE is a series of immersive cycling videos experienced on resistance controlled bike trainers. JOYRIDE maps cycling narratives, point-of-view video footage, and original soundtrack to 60- to 90-minute power-based interval workouts, manipulating physical, emotional, and visual tension as the story unfolds.
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Canadians Are Mean (2015)
By Melanie / in Projects, Uncategorized / June 7, 2014CANADIANS ARE MEAN is a performance installation set in a dystopian near-future along the largely undefended Canada-U.S. border. The work casts the audience as American refugees—they are processed, questioned, and indoctrinated as they travel through an absurd bureaucratic obstacle course and simmering Canadian rage comes to a boil.
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IN YOU. (AND YOU?) (2014)
By anae / in Projects / October 9, 2013IN YOU. (AND YOU?) dives into the lived experience of anxiety, immersing audiences in a 360-degree surround sound experience. Avoiding work at the height of her career, a radio host battles conflicting thoughts, that gravitational pull of mounting tension, and a stalled morning routine while under self-imposed exile in her bathroom.
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The Power of Not Knowing (2013)
By anae / in Projects / October 8, 2013THE POWER OF NOT KNOWING, presented at TEDxCalgary, explored the generative aspects of uncertainty. Audience volunteers were engaged with recorded instructions on synchronized iPods as a live, real-time creative experiment.
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ENDURE: A Run Woman Show (2011)
By anae / in Projects / October 7, 2013ENDURE: A RUN WOMAN SHOW, is a site-specific headphone audio theatre work exploring resilience through the internal experience of a runner. Audience and performer travel through 5km of public park space, following the story of one woman’s marathon race through synchronized iPods.
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Experiments In Delight (2010)
By Melanie / in Uncategorized / October 6, 2013EXPERIMENTS IN DELIGHT is a series of durational performance art investigations performed in public space throughout NYC. The performances interrupt the pace of New York City, introducing stillness, slow motion, and whimsy to spaces such as Chelsea Market, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Central Park.
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Waves Of Change (2010)
By anae / in Projects / October 6, 2013WAVES OF CHANGE is a photo-story documentary project revealing the human side of the world water crisis in Zambia, India and Haiti. Based on more than 100 interviews, Waves Of Change is comprised of 25 stories and dozens of photographs tracking the progression of international development’s impact on individuals and families.
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BreathingRoom (2009)
By anae / in Projects / October 5, 2013BREATHINGROOM is an interactive video-based course using spiritual concepts to combat depression in at-risk youth. Melanie Jones wrote and performed more than 55 original videos for the program, using personal narrative based on her experience with clinical depression, spiritual inquiry, and practice.
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STAT(us) (2008)
By anae / in Projects / October 4, 2013STAT(US) is a solo theatre work exploring the mediation of romantic love through online love calculators, magazine quizzes, 140-character status updates and trite pseudoadvice. STAT(us) navigates the desire for authentic intimacy at high speeds.
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