PRE-SHOW: (as audience enters and takes seats): Cynthia and Shy getting dressed behind scrim, with Sandra's shadow video and index cards of cliches that the audience writes down passed under the camera.
Costumes: Shy BN leather vamp; Cyn kathak princess w/ long lacy red vest
Sound: something melodic, maybe alap-type thing, sensual, light classical and reminiscent of courtesan’s world – around 20 min.
Sound: something melodic, maybe alap-type thing, sensual, light classical and reminiscent of courtesan’s world – around 20 min.
PAUSE: Curator’s introduction (in silence)
TAT TAT TA TUKA AMAD – VILAMBIT LAY
Password "cliche"Mixed Bag Round 1 with recitation from Post Natyam Collective on Vimeo.
tat tat ta tuka: coy/shy ghunghat girl (Cyn, giggling, peeking behind scrim)
dun dun: coy/shy ghunghat girl (Shy) jiji kita: coy/shy ghunghat girl (both, enter space)
to- turun-ga: crass pelvis thrusting.
taka/tun taka gadi gena: Shurpanaka
thai WTF?!?
- - taka/tun taka gadi gena: Oriental doll (blinking, in place)
thai - - taka/tun taka gadi gena: loose woman (flailing limbs)
ta thai – ta ta thai - - -: reverent disciple (adab)
a thai – ta ta thai - - -: exotic dancer (sexy shoulders)
thai – ta thai – ta thai: vogueing (3 poses on each thai – vogue, classical, and Oriental doll)
thai thai tat tat/ ta - -: Oriental doll (little steps on balls of feet, smile on ta)
thai –: exotic dancer (sexy shoulders)
ta thai: reverent disciple (full body prayer to ground)
thai thai tat tat/ta: courtesan (put on bangle, ding on ta)
- - thai – ta thai/thai thai tat tat: sexy vagina flower (leg swings around, opens)
ta: STD (crunch hands and toes inward)
TRANSITIONAL THEKA: change costumes, interact with cliches on back wall, banter, etc
costumes: Shy teeny bopper; Cyn butch (take off crown and vest, put on gray hat)
TAT TAT TA TUKA CHAKRADAR - MADHYA LAY
password is "cliche"Cliche Chakradar with sounds from Post Natyam Collective on Vimeo.
uninhibited girl child: whee! whee!
self-flagellating: AAA! AA AAAA!
courtesan – (put on bangle, ding!) 1 2 3
reverent disciple (adab): oh my gu-ru 1 2
exotic native: ohhhhh 1 2
feminine Indian-ness (ghunghat): mmmm... 2 3-
WTF!?!: What the Fuck?!? 1 2
WTF!?!: What the Fuck?!? 1 2
scared little girl: gee gee gee gee
sex-crazed maniac (male): oh baby yeah yeah yeah--
shurpanaka (sexually aggressively female): ohbaby, yeah, oh baby yeah yeah
protesting: no... --
overeager geeky student: me me me?!
oriental doll: ding! dinga linga linga linga ling 2 3 4
exotic native: oo ga boo ga ga
dominatrix (S&M): slap slap (feet)
crass - WTF?!?: WHAT!
exotic dancer (strip/lap): deedee deeee dee
ghunghat (veil): 1-2 ji ji kita - -
sex-crazed maniac (crass thrusting): OH- (male yeah baby)
helpless victim: oh-! [oh oho! 1 2 ] turunga opera style
shy girl: guh guh guh guh
shurpanaka: oh daddy come to me--
bangle: cha cha ching tak
viva la vulva: oh i am so very yum-my--
Indian exoticism, Madonna style: like a vir-gin touched for the very first
prideful: time 2 3 4
reverent disciple: don’t be mad, guru 1 2 3
exotic dancer (strip/lap): uh uh slurp tsss 1 2 rar rar rara 1 2
emblem of ancient spiritual tradition: OMM 1 2 All is Maya. - -
diva: bada pshh
servile oriental doll: ding. Would you like some tea or cof-fee?--
helpless victim: uhhuh huh huh (crying) Somebody res-cue me! --
helpless victim: uhhuh huh huh (crying) Somebody res-cue me! --
crass (masculine): What the fuck, schmuck?!?
lollypop catholic school-girl: hee hee heeheeheehee slurp
TRANSITIONAL THEKA:
Change costumes, lead cheerleading chant with audience: "VICTIM, HARLOT, MARTYR, WHORE!"
Costumes: Shy frumpy housewife, Cyn red wig/Chinese shirt/pink boa
TAT TAT TA TUKA CHAKRADAR - MADHYA LAY – with expanded cliches
password is "cliche"Mixed Bag Round 3: elaborations from Post Natyam Collective on Vimeo.
The four cliches are: uninhibited girl child (Cyn leaves boa in audience), Oriental doll, reverent disciple/WTF?!?, helpless victim.
DRUT SECTION:
helpless victim investigation:
Shy as helpless victim in audience, Cyn fixes red wig and makes judgmental commentary as valley girl, rewinds her. Makes her take off pink apron and put on mannikin with BN belt, then coaches her. Shy gets grossed out by the self-sexualization, stumbles onstage, retching.
word vomit/conversation
Shy vomits “VICTIM!” on Cyn.
Cyn – “That was my new dress!” (takes off red Chinese vest)
Shy – “HARLOT!” “MARTYRWHORE!”
The words go into Cyn and she gurgles then regurgitates the words backwards: “MITCIV TOLRAH RYTRAM EROHW SHURPANAKA!”
Shy – “Huh?”
Cyn – “Shurpanaka, you know, the sex-crazed monstrous vagina with teeth.”
Shy – “With teeth?”
Cyn – “With teeth!”
Shy – “With teeth?”
Cyn – “With teeth!”
“with teeth teeth with ” establishes pulse
call and response composition:
(Shy = purple; Cynthia = red; Unison = black)
I. CELEBRATORY, SELLING EACH OTHER
titekata gadigena dha:
Oriental Dominatrix, wow!
Sexy Virgin Guru Shisya, now!
kata gadigena dha
bitchy helpless victim cheap!
yummy geeky girly treat!
gadigena dha
Courtesan so crass!
Sassy and bad-ass!
gena dha
Sexy toy
Femmy boy
dha dha dha
Oi, oi, oi!
II. CONFUSION (UP/DOWNSTAGE) INTO COMPETITION
titekata gadigena dha:
titekata Dominatrix, OW!
Sexy Virgin namo namo, dha!
kata gadigena dha
kata oho [crying] victim eek!
[slurp!] geeky gena treat!
gadigena dha
Courtesan-na dha!
rar-rar-rarding ding!
gena dha
Sexy whee!
AA AA boy
dha dha dha
dha, HEE! me??
III. LABELING EACH OTHER
Oriental Dolly gena dha (Cyn rips plastic mannikin off of Shy)
titekata bad disciple ha!
kata gadigena dha
kata helpless victim bah!
What a geeky girly dha! (Shy takes off Cyn's red wig)
gadigena dha
Courtesan no bra!
gadigena dha
gena dha
Dancing toy (Shy grabbing braid)
Femmy boy (Shy looking at Cyn with judgement; Cyn turns back to her)
dha dha dha
Oi, oi, oi! (quietly)/Dance, last chance! (Shy jams braid on Cyn's head)
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