IN DEVELOPMENT
Set between the performance of two rocks bands, The Changeover is part performance, part installation, part soundtrack, part meditation.
It is with acts of attention that we decide who to hear, who to see and who in our world has agency. In this way our attention forms the ground not just for love but for ethics.
— Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
The Changeover is a meditation of the in-between. A call to pay attention. A work that explores presence, embodiment, labour, and the value of time, existence and change.
The Changeover looks at the choreography of a stage and pays homage to what happens behind the scenes on stage and in our lives to create change and transformation.
The framework of The Changeover sets a base to look at change, transition, transformation, and the small-yet-special moments in our lives, through the lens of a rock show; an event we attend to be entertained by music, performance, lighting and collectivity.
The changeover is usually the time to talk, get a drink, go to the washroom, etc. Technicians dress in black to “disappear”, yet they have their own tasks, physicality and choreographies to perform. And in between the action, in the changeover from band to band, lies choreography, nuance, behind the scenes magic, and something to look at more deeply as a place of exploration. At the moment we are encouraged to look away, The Changeover shines a light.
As an installation musical objects, lighting, sound and silence act as performers and collaborators to create a meditation exploring presence, absence, and attention.
CREDITS
The Changeover’s first week of development took place in March 2024 at the Fleck Dance Theatre, with the support of the Harbourfront Centre. The IATSE technicians we worked with described it as, “the most inefficient changeover ever”.
Choreographer/Creator - Jenn Goodwin
Dave Clark - Musical Director
Kate Nankervis - Dancer, interpreter
Sarah Doucet - Rehearsal Director
Sherri Hay - Object Coordinator
Briana Brown - Dramaturg/ Creative Producer
Alana Mercury-Conter - Production Director
Most Photos & Video by Drew Berry (the good ones)
The Changeover’s second phase took place with the support of the Toronto Arts Council in collaboration with Jennifer Dahl, Kate Nankervis, Dave Clark, Drew Berry at Collective Space in Toronto.
Next process: Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity October 2025