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SFAC Window Installation Site

November 5 - November 5, 2009

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155 Grove Street San Francisco, CA
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Punch Line, 2009 Michael Barrett, Punch Line
Performance Dates: Thursday, November 5, 7:30 pm Free and Saturday, November 21, 1:00 pm, Free Punch Line is performed in an environment that simulates the ups and downs of the battles we wage upon ourselves while struggling to achieve a goal. In this work, the environment is a boxing ring, in which the right-handed performer wages a fight with his alter ego, a left-handed boxing glove. Each performance follows the time frame of a boxing match; three, three-minute rounds, with a one-minute intermission in between each round. The goal of the performer is to control the balance of the platform while attempting to paint a straight line. Each time the performer attempts to paint a line, he is subjected to the pain of being punched in the face. As the struggle continues, there is a sense of balance between the two opponents is never achieved.