Everyone is a Bathing Beauty
July 27- August 1
Drawing from George Bernard Shaw's classic play Pygmalion, with a Busby Berkeley twist, visitors to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago performed in short, scripted scenes playing the role of Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, or a supporting character. On July 27, at 7 pm, a large-scale Busby Berkeley dance scene utilizing audience members is performed and filmed on the MCA Plaza. During the week, audience members were invited to act in a scene wearing a minimal costume that represents the character. Scenes were edited by Duguid and presented the following day on television monitors in the gallery, culminating in a finished work. By the end of the week, the silent movie features numerous visitors acting as Higgins', Doolittle's, and supporting characters of varying age, gender, race, and physical appearances.
Drawing from George Bernard Shaw's classic play Pygmalion, with a Busby Berkeley twist, visitors to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago performed in short, scripted scenes playing the role of Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, or a supporting character. On July 27, at 7 pm, a large-scale Busby Berkeley dance scene utilizing audience members is performed and filmed on the MCA Plaza. During the week, audience members were invited to act in a scene wearing a minimal costume that represents the character. Scenes were edited by Duguid and presented the following day on television monitors in the gallery, culminating in a finished work. By the end of the week, the silent movie features numerous visitors acting as Higgins', Doolittle's, and supporting characters of varying age, gender, race, and physical appearances.
