A play on a theatre stage is structured as a fixed sequence of acts played out in a series of scenes. The acts are a rigid sequence that propagates the story; it is within each scene, however, where the opportunity for improvisation and adaptation takes place. The dramatic effect of the play is intimately linked to the interplay between story and stage.
Like the grotto, the stage is an object of enchantment that suggests something inherently transformative. Lighting, motion, and sound create spectacle and reveal the unpredictable. In these moments we are spurred to new associations and new meaning, we are engaged in the moment more completely than we are in the everyday.
The site is the stage for my evolving substrate. The site will offer it's own conditions for architectural presence--dictating relationships (or the lack thereof) between environmental, social, economic, historical and cultural players. I'm currently researching a few buildings in the downtown, and another in Point Douglas as potential sites for this project.
1. Scotia Bank Building_209 Portage Street.
2. JR Watkins Warehouse Building_90 Annabelle Street.
3. Evergreen Towers_11 Evergreen Place
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