How can we put an audience member into the mind of a dancer? We hope to create an installation that combines architecture, sound design, images and mirrors as a means to offer a glimpse into the inner workings of a dancer preparing for a performance. Ideally our installation would exist in some sort of art gallery or other location that was not specific to dance performance. The perimeter is semipermeable and, on the outside, you see the image of a red velvet curtain. From there an audience member enters the experience to feel the excitement of embarking on a new journey. They are quickly met with the dark side of the art form as they move through the installation hearing sound bites of actual feedback given to working profes- sional dancers all while staring at themselves in mirrors at multiple angles. When they feel ready to continue the audience finds themselves surrounded by the joy, release and exhale of a performance. From there they must make the choice to exit or go through the experience again, knowing what they know now.
