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Architecture is everywhere
REP Radio podcast with 'A User's Manual' creator Thomas Choinacky
Darnelle Radford
On today’s podcast, we interview Thomas Choinacky to talk about his new work, A User’s Manual. Choinacky is the founder, producer, and co-curator of SoLow Fest, an 11-day festival of solo experimental performance in Philadelphia. He is also a company member of Applied Mechanics, a devised, collaborative theater ensemble. At the time of the interview, Choinacky was on location at Washington College in Maryland with Applied Mechanics for a residency of their FringeArts production, FEED.
Step into my parlor
A User's Manual is a solo performance designed to respond to the body's constant manipulation by the architecture that surrounds us. Drawing attention to structures, sounds, textures, and history, each site-specific performance catalogues the memory of its place. In Choinacky's own words, he attempts to make "visible how humans are constantly affected by the surroundings we pass through and by the architecture we build." This interview goes deep into Choinacky's philosophy of creating a performance and considers the spaces we occupy.
What, When, Where
A User's Manual. By Thomas Choinacky. Through February 18, 2017, at the Beard Cave at St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia. Ausersmanual.brownpapertickets.com.
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