Day 2: A day in the life of Mila Harper Blum by Maya Nitzan
Welcome to the Final Performances of our graduating student, Maya Nitzan! The evening is shared with two more performances by our first-year students, Thomas Diafas and E. Christodoulou.
Time & Location
05 Jul 2022, 12:00 – 20:00
Studio 4, ArtEZ, University of the Arts, Onderlangs 9, 6812 CE Arnhem, Netherlands
About the Event
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MILA HARPER BLUM
by Maya Nitzan
On the second floor of Marten van Rossemstraat 23 in the city of Arnhem lives Mila Harper Blum, who is generously willing to open her door for us. On the 5th of July, we will arrive at her apartment with our camera crew to document a day in the life of this extraordinary woman. You are invited to watch our live stream or to join us on-site and visit Mila in person. She will be delighted to have you!
To watch Mila on live stream, go to: https://www.twitch.tv/milaharperblum
*The live stream will be projected at Studio 4 from 12:00 to 20:00.
To schedule a visit with Mila, go to: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/e76yGjQd
**Please make sure to read the meeting details carefully.
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"A Day in the Life of Mila Harper Blum" is a performative event developed as part of artistic research that explores the tension between fiction and reality. By observing and imitating other bodies from reality and situating the imitation act within a pseudo-reality setup, the research seeks to immerse the performer's body into another body. Subsequently, the threshold that seems to separate the self from the other is crossed, and the borders between what is real and not begin to blur. In doing so, the research questions how representation can move beyond a mere description of the world toward a process of transformative becoming, asking not only what the representational act means but what it can do.
For building the character of Mila, the research focused on the embodiment of the aging body and involved a mutual engagement with the elderly in nursing homes across the Netherlands.
Internal supervisor: Mariella Greil
External mentor: Guy Biran
Dramatological assistance: Doron Gallia-Kind
Cameraman: David Bienvenue
Special thanks to the lovely tenants from WelThuis De Thuynen and Drie Gasthuizen Groep who simply touched my heart.