Pirates Rugby Club, Parhurst, 2009

Two-hour performance with Junior Pirates Rugby Team

Photographer: John Hodgekiss and the last photo: Ken Jerrard

 

In Playing with Pirates I worked with the Pirates Junior Rugby team. In this performance I played the role of the ball. Throwing oneself into unfamiliar territory always involves risk. It asks of both performer and participant to engage in a shared space of play. For modern humans, this is a risky proposition, for there are no winners or losers in my rugby game. The outcome is the experience.