JULY 6 — INITIAL MEETING

JULY 6 — INITIAL MEETING

WORKSHOP DATE: 6 JULY 2026

Meeting with Guillaume Pigé and Mary.

PRINCIPLES INTRODUCED

• playfulness;
• rules;
• toys / materials brought into the space;
• encounters as a way of reaching somewhere unfamiliar;
• not seeking technical perfection;
• work must connect with who the performer is;
• collecting and coming back;
• muscle memory;
• gestures + actions;
• surviving rules;
• cheating intelligently;
• solving impossibility;
• open questions;
• emotion and empathy;
• balance of craft and impulse.

Central question: “How can this encounter bring you somewhere you haven't been before?”

Recorded formulations:

• “Actions come first, then the meaning later.”
• “How to cheat without killing the game?”
• “If the question is good, there is no answer.”
• “Through emotions we can bring people together → empathy.”
• “Physical problems are good.”