Borrowing 10 books each from 10 choreographers and reading these books for 10 hours per day for 10 days at the Campbelltown train station in south-eastern Australia, this pilot performance marked the beginning of a research project that seeks to investigate the literary influences and formation of contemporary choreographers across the globe. Laborious yet fruitful, the process of intensive reading and reflection, coupled with encounters with artistic colleagues-collaborators and public audiences, connects alternative possibilities of narrative and embodiment that amalgamates into a collective intelligence on what it means to compose movements.

The project took place at Campbelltown Arts Centre throughout November 2018 as part of the artist’s nomadic performance project, (10 x 10) x 10 in Campbelltown. Commissioned and presented by C-A-C, Wendi connected with 10 of Australia’s most significant choreographers developing a fascinating durational reading performance in a public space. The 10 choreographers include: Victoria Hunt, Martin del Amo, Tara Jade, Lizzie Thomson, Sue Healey, Tess de Quincey, Rhiannon Newton, Julie-Anne Long, Lucy Guerin and Vicki Van Hout.

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(10 x 10) x 10 | 1000 Interpretative Readings is a performative reading project proposed by Elysa Wendi to encounter and learn about different choreographers through the books they read.

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