Bloopers #1
Michael Bell-Smith, Sara Magenheimer, Ben Vida
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180
Bloopers #1 is the newest iteration of the performance-driven collaboration by artists Michael Bell-Smith, Sara Magenheimer, and Ben Vida. Using the language of “breakdowns,” or comedic outtakes, the artists blend props, video, and electronic music to play with the social power of different kinds of media.
Presenting a joyously subversive take on popular culture and the social connections produced through sound and music,Bloopers #1 takes the question “Why do we hate some objects and love others?” as its starting point, and uses set pieces, dance-pop, cinematic cliché, and live performance to playfully tease the boundaries of language, crowds, and the nature of things that draw them.