Workout: 7 Days of Experimental Performance

Overview

'Art but not as you know it' is starting to become a pretty common tagline. The way things are going, we know a pretty broad definition of art. Yet we weren't expecting the MCA to transform their artists into Jane Fonda. Well, kind of. They've invited seven artists to their Workout: 7 days of experimental performance. And you're invited, too.

This means excercise routines meet endurance tests, as the artists slip into their best lycra outfits and pump up the tunes. David Capra (Monday) will do some banner waving, Wizard-of-Oz-style dancing and will even get his dog Teena involved. The Motel Sisters (Tuesday) will get all YouTube on us and write complaint letters while adding Facebook likes like crazy. Sarah Goffman (Wednesday) will practice her Japanese breathing yoga techniques with the public, and Jodie Whalen (Thursday) will look at the world of obsessive training and make us all feel a bit exhausted.

Improvisational performance is Agatha Gothe-Snape's (Friday) deal, Domenico de Clario (Saturday) will unpack and repack his archives before singing and playing a piano blindfolded. Finally, on Sunday Brian Fuata will set up an office to check out all of the other goings on so far.

Phew. Just a regular week at the MCA then. Coming almost as soon as the epic 13 Rooms closes, it suggests Sydney audiences have a fresh appetite for performance art that is fun, a bit interactive and that pulls us out of our digital worlds.

Image: David Capra, Intercession (Newcastle Pools)