Rat
City Parade
Video Documentation, 2008
Chicago-based
artist Ben Fain uses the traditional parade as the
perfect and unexpected platform
for his performance art and installation. As a participant
in this year's 12th Annual North Halsted Halloween Parade
on October 31st, 2008 - Fain presents his latest project, "The
Rat City Parade." The piece consists of custom choreography
including 70 dancers dressed in full body rat costumes
that will incorporate
movements based on the behaviors of certain insect swarm
behaviors and electron particles. As with all parades "The
Rat City Parade" delivers a float to accompany
the dancers, complete with a fully furnished bedroom scene,
a large rotating pizza pyramid, and a live musical performance
by Chicago's own Bucket Boys. All of this comes together
to create an extravagant, nightmarish sculpture and performance
meant to cause bewilderment and mystify the viewers and
will act as the point of the Rat-themed parade.
Ben
Fain has commissioned Yoni Goldstein with Meredith
Zielke (sound) and Gonzalo Escobar to create a multicamera
video documentation of the spectacle.
| Credits
(from the Standing Point Films crew) |
Direction/
Field Production - Yoni Goldstein
Field
Recording - Meredith Zielke
Production
Assistance - Gonzalo Escobar
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