LAURA_ AkiÓ->PLAY trucke – Laura Carvalho

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LAURA_ AkiÓ->PLAYtrucke

2019

Action / Performance

This performance happened during two weeks in the streets of Rio de Janeiro during the exhibition Abre Alas, Gentil Carioca gallery 2019. Also was present in different events and festivals in Berlin.

Still being performed in the streets of Berlin.

LAURA_AkiO-> PLAYtrucke, is a “Show Street Game”, which aims to provoke the discussion and awareness of the participants regarding political and historical subjects.

Inspired by the aesthetics and structure of old Brazilian television programs, like “Qual é a musica?”, “What is the music?”, “Fantasia” , “Fantasy”, LAURA_AkiO-> creates her “Show Street Game” that subvert the content of these programs and consequently their social effects.

PLAYtrucke->Rio de janeiro, 2019

PLAYtrucke->Berlin, 2019

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“What is music” and “Fantasy” are examples of programs of mass culture which aims, not only the entertainment of the public, but also their participation, through a content that does not stimulate questions or critical thoughts.

Each frame of the program proposes a different activity / game, where the participation of the public is stimulated by a money prize.

Realising that these programs are disseminators and facilitators of the ideals of the consumer and patriacal society, for being based in the ideal of competition and awards encourage male chauvinist practices, such as the objectification of women.

LAURA_AkiO-> PLAY Trucke, seeks from the (re) contextualization of these programs, the transmission of a content that starts from the musical knowledge of the passers / participants to stimulate a reflection on the contemporary political moment.

Presented by LAURA_AkiO->, the game expose questions to the passers-by about three musical categories divided into 3 frames of multiple choice questions

->Lemon

->Sugar

->Sugarcane liquor (cachaça).

The participation of the passers-by are motivated through the false idea that the performance is actually a game show television program, where the winner will be awarded.

The prize will be a caipirinha (brazilian typical alcoholic drink), that will be produced by the participants of “PLAY Trucke” from the answers agreed in each part of the game

Taking advantage of the intrinsic manipulation of these types of programs, the participants / passers-by will not know the metaphors that each frame and its respective elements represent – Lemon, Sugar, Cachaça (brazilian typical alcoholic drink) and Joker.

-> Lemon (metaphor – System revolt)

Multiple-choice questions about songs that were soundtrack to insurrections that occurred around the World.

->Sugar (metaphor – Manifestation of the System)

Multiple-choice questions about songs that were soundtrack to election campaigns that occurred around the World.

->Cachaça (metaphor – Celebration of the System)

Multiple choice questions about pop music internationally know

->Joker (intersection between °Cachaça <-> Sugar<-> Lemon° )

PLAYtrucke->Rio de janeiro, 2019

PLAY Trucke-> Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

LAURA_AkiO-> PLAY Trucke-> Berlin, Germany

The questions of multiple choices related with each “frame” of the game, play the same role as the open script performed in the performances LAURA_AkiO-> Foodi Trucke, LAURA_AkiO-> Tea Trucke.

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PLAY Trucke-> Berlin

PLAY Trucke-> Rio de Janeiro

These questions are the guidelines of the game and can serve as a manipulation mechanism to stimulate a greater reflection of the players about of the contents and historical contexts of the musics, serving as a stimulus for an engaged dialogue between the artist and the participants of the “Show Street Game”.

In each version of the game a new selection of songs was made establishing a connection with the history and contemporary issues that each city is facing .

In Brazil, the choice of the songs, which aren’t from the popular knowledge of Brazilian society, was deliberate, since LAURA_AkiO-> PLAY Trucke, didn’t want to emphasise that has a theme the world politics and the Brazilian financial and political crisis.

The game wanted to provide fun for the players/ passersby, subjectively manipulating trough the “entertainment” a discussion, reflection regarding political world events from the past with the present moment.

The experimental character of the performance, enable the spontanious participation of two contributors in Rio de Janeiro.

Michele performed together with me during 2 days being my “stage assistant”. Michele is in “street situation”, she was the first player of the game and wanted to enjoy the performance

Berenice Xavier, also was my “stage assistant”. We are friends for long time and she decided to enjoy the performance for one day.

The fact that both, Berenice and Michele, are far from being the stereotype of what is expected of a “stage assistant” in TV shows world-wide, reinforces the critic in the “promotion video of the performance” ,regarding the objectification of woman suffered in TV programs.

The questions of multiple choices related with each “frame” of the game, play the same role as the open script performed in the performances LAURA_AkiO-> Foodi Trucke, LAURA_AkiO-> Tea Trucke.

Questions->

PLAY Trucke-> Berlin

PLAY Trucke-> Rio de Janeiro

LAURA_ AkiÓ->PLAYtrucke

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