The Performance Laboratory at CAID

Since March 2011, current third-year grad student Emilia Javanica and grad alumni Carrie Morris (‘07) have been curating a bimonthly interdisciplinary performance event at the Contemporary Art Institute Detroit (CAID) called the Performance Laboratory. Focused on providing a forum for new short works and works in progress, the series features 5 – 8 artists per episode whose work explores and investigates the dynamics of what live performance is and what it can be. 

The Performance Laboratory is focused on providing a consistent venue for ideas surrounding performance to be shared and developed, new artistic partnerships to be made, and a supportive and diverse community to gather. The Performance Laboratory’s most recent event on October 21^st, The Death Show, invited artists and performers to create short pieces surrounding the theme of death. With a full house of audience members, the event was a big success. Featured performers included musician Jordan Schug, novelist Stephen Dueweke, Interarts major Carisa Bledsoe, Emilia Javanica and Carrie Morris. An excellent review of the night’s performances and event, ​“Detroit’s Performance Laboratory: Journey to the Interdisciplinary Fringe” in the Midwest Theatre Review can be viewed at mid​westthe​atre​.word​press​.com.

The Performance Laboratory’s next event will take place on Friday, December 16 at 8pm. The theme of the show is ​“Sober”, and is defined as follows: 
​“Sober — adj, 1. temperate, esp. in the use of liquor; 2. not drunk; 3. serious, reasonable, sedate, etc; 4. not flashy, plain, as color, clothes, etc.” 

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