At the Buoy R+R, which took place from July 6th to 12th, participants were invited to use their bodies to develop site-specific performance pieces inspired by the land itself and conceptual prompts (e.g. manipulation, nurture, anxiety, joy, danger) provided by Buoy. On the final day, they invited the public to witness their creations in a “gallery” walk, which was part guided, part choose-your-own-adventure style.
Transported via a magical blue, Buoy-chartered converted school bus from Bushwick, we were lucky enough to be a part of the audience at the culminating event, which was also attended by Deep River locals. Below, check out some of our favorite moments from this unique exercise in creative collaboration.
Alexandra Marzella, Claire Christerson and India Menuez performing as the Buoy R+R’s only trio
On the bus, which ran from the Junxion gallery in Bushwick
Scenes from the bus en route to Deep River
Scenes from the bus en route to Deep River
Buoy greeting the arriving audience
Even the Buoy port-o-potty is uplifting and magical
Claire Christerson, leading the audience
Ella Robin Rosenberg and Angela Whitehead, invoking a waterfall
India Menuez, guiding the audience
Alexandra Marzella, India Menuez, Claire Christerson
Go! Push Pops - a queer, transnational, feminist radical art collective run by Elisa Garcia De La Huerta and Katie Cercone
Viva and Bailey beckon
Go! Push Pops
Alexandra Marzella and Claire Christerson
Katie Cercone
Ella Robin Rosenberg and Angela Whitehead
The participants
Admiral Gray and Katie Harrington
India Menuez, Claire Christerson and Alexandra Marzella coax the audience through an s+m-tinged limbo moment
Rachelle and Roxanne Crocker made food for the week
Buoy’s version of a campfire
Following the performances, Buoy led an artist talk and q+a during dinner
The bus was an adventure in its own right, especially when it broke down in a rest stop parking lot. Here, passengers kill time with some 2am stretches before ultimately finding alternate modes of transport back to Brooklyn.
