Lap, 1976

2 performers, 1 fabric sleeve, 2 wooden whistles, 1 b/w video, 1 colour video, infra-red camera, 2 or more monitors (depending on venue)

Performance History:
St. Paul’s Centre, Toronto, Dance Artists (1976); Vehicule Art Inc., Montreal; Parachute Centre for Cultural Affairs, Calgary; Western Front, Vancouver (1977)

Performers:
Elizabeth Chitty
Terry McGlade

Pre-recorded video:
Paul Wong (b/w), Terry McGlade (colour, made possible by the Canada Council colour portapak that traveled across the country)

References:
Lap Documents. Elizabeth Chitty. Dance in Canada. ed. Susan Cohen. Winter 1977. No. 11.18-20.
Parallel Position. Elizabeth Chitty. Dance in Canada. ed. Susan Cohen. Spring 1977. No. 12. 4-6.
Whispered Art History. Arsenal Pulp Press. 1993. 35.
The Passion List, Margaret Dragu. This Passion: for the love of dance. ed. Carol Anderson, Dance Collection Danse Press/es. 1998.
Photos:
Top: Private Eye (aka Thaddeus Holownia)
Bottom: David Hargrave, Parachute Centre for Cultural Affairs, Calgary