2002-04

La Pocha begins to incorporate workshops as part of every project we tour. It's like a nomadic performance workshop. We resume the exploration of ceding our will to the audience, begun in El Mexterminator project, with a performance titled Ethno-techno or Ex-Centris in which we completely reverse the gaze and step out of our dioramas. We create tableaux vivants with audience members, manipulating their body positions and decorating them with costumes and props. We then invite them to create their own imagery. We call this experiment "performance karaoke". It's our response to the extreme culture of mindless audience participation and extreme role-playing created by talk shows and reality TV.

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