June 5, Photography & Théâtres de la Cartoucherie

The morning lecture by Meghan Shea focused on the emergence of photography into the modernist movement. Accompanied by visuals and discussion the class considered the use of the darkroom, the development process, and the changing role of perspective. Photography exemplifies the cross medium collaboration that took place in Paris in the beginning half of the 20th century as photographers were heavily influenenced by the painters and performers and vice versa.

During the evening we traveled to Bois de Vincennes, which houses a collection of theater studios and dance companies, and includes multiple performance spaces Théâtres de la Cartoucherie. The evening included performances by Stuart Lynch- Concert Pour Solo Corps et Voix and Carolyn Carlson’s Hidden.