VIDEO WORKS

THE THEATER AND IT'S DOUBLE (Manila, 2009)

duration: 6:00
directed by: Donna Miranda
performed by: Joaquin Roldan
director of photography: Martha Atienza

synopsis:

There is no escaping the familiar nor the inaccessible, as the indistinct boundaries between making art and life is equally inevitable. What is there left to do but seek appearance in the real, exposing the machine that drives and protects us -- the violent machine(ry) of the theater that ensures our alibi to stay distant. In this chillingly candid video work, choreographer Donna Miranda continues to work with her son and perform the authoritarian role equal to creating.

OF COURSE NOT THIS IS A BATHTUB -- video (Ljubljana, 2011)

duration: 5:57

directed & choreographed by: Donna Miranda  

performed by: Donna Miranda & Pow Martinez

technical direction: Red Lasam

live camera: Poklong Anading

synopsis:

This video clip is an excerpt from a full-length work staged in a private apartment in Manila wherein a performance staged inside a the bathroom was being fed live into a television set installed in the living room of the apartment where the audience can only view the work. Feeding the delightful voyeur the work delves into the levels of mediation that take place between audience and performer and the screen that separates them from each other – and if watching were a contract how much commitment to truthfulness and digression are each parties accountable to?