A Bad Spot Hurts Like Mad
April 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 1999 at Dixon Place, NYC
Performed by: Scott Heron and Cathy Weis
Weis collaborated with performer Scott Heron over the course of several years to develop Bad Spot in which the video feedback effect creates an environment that suggests looking back through time.
After they completed the work during a residency at Bennington College, they sent a video to composer Zeena Parkins. She then composed the score to the video, in much the same way that a movie soundtrack is created.
Performance history:
Dixon Place, NYC (1999 – premiere)
The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA (1999)
The Kitchen, NYC (2001)
Scripps College, CA (2001)
Colorado College, CO (2001)
Temple University, PA (2001)
Dance Theater Workshop, NYC (2005)
Wesleyan University, CT (2005)
The Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT (2005)
VSA North Fourth Art Center, Albuquerque, NM (2006)
ICA/Boston, MA (2007)
Sundays on Broadway, WeisAcres, NYC (2015)
Sundays on Broadway, WeisAcres, NYC (2015)