· UV Nile Written on November 10, 2011, by Joshua.
UV Nile is an immersive, start-stop performance that draws connections between spiritualism, exoticism, false-idolatry and themes of tribal unity in 90′s rave culture. The piece casts the gallery space as a house of worship; the performer as a high priest; and each spectator as a congregant. Throughout the night, collective BLVCK AMERICA projects multiple layers [...]
· Fear of a _____ Planet Written on February 22, 2011, by Joshua.
The premiere performance collaboration between Joshua Seidner and art collective BLVCK AMERICA, Fear of a _____ Planet explores the blank space between the beats of a disco track; those unnamed moments amidst the gospel lift of each strobe and the grounded truth of each deep bass throb. Within that black-lit blank space, the performer submits [...]
· First Fight Written on February 22, 2011, by Joshua.
First Fight, presented in a white-washed concrete space, sets six men against one another in improvisational physical confrontation. Within the ring-fight, each performer is afforded an opportunity to assert dominance over the opposing five, alternately filling the role of warrior and defender. The inherent violence in those interactions is tempered and informed by text, delivered [...]