A new public art show needs your participation this weekend in Winston-Salem, as Greensboro experiential artist and UNCG professor Lee Walton brings real-time performance art to the streets and gathering places of our town. The next installments of his interactive series, Small Plots, are tomorrow: "Too Many Oranges" at 2pm at Mooney's Mediterranean Cafe at 101 W. 4th Street downtown; and "Lost Business Man" at 3pm on the open lawn at Trade and 4th Streets in front of One Park Vista. Other shows and locations are on Sunday afternoon, and following Saturdays and Sundays throughout May.
From Walton's own well-crafted website, this next installment of SECCA's Inside Out public art series uses "parcels of Winston-Salem as the platform for short vignettes snatched from everyday life. As such, everything from street corners and park benches to supermarkets, shopping malls and residential neighborhoods become potential stages...." "The beauty and magic of these acts is thus, that – somewhere between social experiment and staged event – the very distinction between life and theater grows dim. Instead, the city and people of Winston-Salem are activated as players on a shared stage where no one is entirely sure of the parameters." Audience members should come prepared to be "play"-ful participant observers.
A complete schedule of all venues and times for the six different 30-minute performances can be found on the SECCA website. You can preview the setup in each performance, and get cues on when and how to interact with the actors, by visiting Walton's website. The artist and actors would love to see you there this weekend. And remember: there are no small players, only "Small Plots."
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