de la Cruz Collection

PERFORMANCE BY XAVIER CHA
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011 FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM

In February of 2011, artist-in-residence Xavier Cha created an open casting call for actors. After receiving more than 50 head shots within one week, she narrowed down the selection to 20 actors to audition for 3 parts.

The three parts of the audition are based on familiar cinematic conventions with no dialogue. Although the subtle gestures listed on the casting call are open to personal interpretation, they are mostly mimetic of something one has already seen on screen.

The first part of the auditions were open to a public audience on the second floor of the Collection during the second saturday art walk in February. With the actors Cha has selected from these auditions, she, with the assistance of a crew and professional film apparatus will attempt through multiple takes to capture a "close" representation of these familiar shots during the three hours of art walk in May 14, 2011.

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