A few performances from the Fluxus Workbook
A handful of my favorite Fluxus pieces from the Fluxus Workbook.
Three Yellow Events (George Brecht, 1961)
1 yellow yellow yellow
2 yellow loud
3 red
Event Score (George Brect, 1966)
Arrange or discover an event. Score and then realize it.
Proposition (Alison Knowles, 1962)
Make a salad.
Street Piece (Alison Knowles, 1962)
Make something in the street and give it away.
Chair Piece for George Brect (Alison Knowles, 1965)
Before the performance, place an empty chair in the center aisle, equipped with a reading light and a book. If nobody has taken this seat by the intermission, one of the performers should do so.
Fall (Lee Heflin, date unknown)
Throw things that are difficult to throw because of their light weight.
Mechanical Fluxconcert (Richard Maxfield, date unknown)
Microphones are placed in the street, outside windows or hidden among the audience and sounds are amplified to the audience via public address system.
Smile Game (Milan Knizak, 1965)
Say hello to every pretty girl you meet. If she replies with a smile, you get a point. The one with the most points wins.
Drink I (Ben Vautier, 1962)
While other pieces are being performed, one performer sits drinking in a corner of the stage. He gets drunk and starts being a nuisance.
Drink II (Ben Vautier, 1962)
Performers drink as much as they can drink, as fast as possible.
Telephone (Ben Vautier, 1962)
Using a telephone placed on stage with a monitor hooked up to a loudspear, the performer makes one of the following calls:
1) Call the police and talk for as long as possible.
2) Call the president of the country.
3) Call the local newspaper with false news.
Bird Call (Ken Friedman, 1992)
Make a telephone call to a bird. If you do not know a bird who has a telephone, make a telephone call in which you make bird noises.
