On March 2, 2020, choreographer Faye Driscoll joined Philip Bither, senior curator of Performing Arts, to reflect on her trilogy, Thank You For Coming, which was co-commissioned and presented by the Walker over the last six years, and culminated in Driscoll’s first gallery exhibition Come On In.
The Stakes of Contact: Faye Driscoll’s Thank You For Coming: Space & Come On In
"It’s not that Driscoll’s series is about isolation or pandemic any more than it’s solely about the death of one particular loved one. But Driscoll does shape a choreography for a moment that demands rethinking the stakes of human contact at both the molecular and the systemic level." Theater critic Miriam Felton-Dansky considers Faye Driscoll's Thank You For Coming trilogy.
Thank You for Coming: Faye Driscoll on Participation, Performance, and Community
"I wanted to make something about what moves us from being stagnant and stationary to being active and involved, and recognizing that we are always participating in this world." In this new video, choreographer Faye Driscoll draws on her Thank You For Coming trilogy to reflect on the relationship between the performer and audience and the way in which the theatrical stage can create a space of temporary community and coming together.
