Study of Movements The performance TownWednesbury

In every city or town there are unique places or building which r epresents the key cultural, social, spiritual, commercial places.

Differentiation

of these places can be done based on their presence in central or outer part or town. Centre of town/city forms from the gathering of residents for common function forming various ‘node’ and nucleus created from group of these nodes. Nucleus creates the attractive, widely noticeable, distinguished space from a wide part of land. The UK is famous for its cantered cities. Linking it to the Cedric Price’s egg diagram, cities have changed its forms from boiled egg ( walled cities in ancient period), fried egg ( pre defined nucleus surrounded by new building infrastructure due to industrial revolution) and scrambled egg ( Multi nuclei cities). These nuclei are the mirror of history and the building inhabited within, carries the legacy of ancestral values, history and legacy of rituals. .

The protagonist buildings in case of wednesbury are Clock tower, Market place, union street, outdoor market, St. Bartholomew church, wednesbury museum and art gallery etc. which collectively creates defined boundary/ threshold between history and present, central and outer part of town. These buildings are serving the local residents and visitors from long time performing their role in people’s life. They mould the movements and actions of people ultimately impacting the space where these buildings stand (Considering building as characters in symbolic theatre of wednesbury) actions and emotions of people (Audience) - defines the certain pattern for visitors while interacting with functional space. Assembly of artist who engage the public physically and emotionally when they enter in particular area passing the threshold between outer space and the space comes under the influence of building and its function, forms a Symbolic theatre, the Institution of performance.

Therefore, looking at wednesbury through the lens of ‘Town as place of Performance’ ignite the ambition to represent the “Ritual of Performance” carried through these buildings.