B A C K T I D E    A T    T H E    A L T A R
is created for computer and a live presentation. It is structured in 5 key movements occurring over a 24 hour cycle. Events in the story occur only during particular times of the day, determined by the interplay between civil time and storytime. Images, video, sounds and text are activated and altered by viewer interaction and light or sound input. In the live presentation scenes are projected out from the computer while some scenes take place on stage with performers, both envolve environmental interaction.

The work is based in an evolving text assemblage. This lyrical text depicts an interior world, a matrix of characters, objectives and episodes taking place in a large auditorium with overlapping dimensions of time and location. There are many characters residing in this auditorium, all with annotated histories and potential relationships. There are three other participants in this place: two elusive and polar entities the overarching Able Flint and Adress, and the audience. The story centers around two characters Honey and Adams Rem engaged in the events at hand but their methods and desires are fundamentally discordant. Many events and conversations unfold as the participants of this world react to the trouble that arises as Honey and Adams Rem argue across the faultline.




The project has been created using Director.

55 min. presentation at Roulette
in the Mixology Festival 5/13/98, NYC