"Packing" (London) (Shakeh Tchilingirian; director Karen Babayan)
PACKING
Performed by Shakeh Major Tchilingirian
Conceived & Directed by Karen Babayan
A woman packs her suitcase, slowly and deliberately at first, the movements are meditative, building gradually in momentum as she discards one item for another, making choices for her journey.
The objects and clothes she packs are her life and gradually the packing becomes more frantic as she finds herself unable to make the difficult decisions about what to take with her.
Performed on 13 January 2013 at Shoreditch Town Hall, London as part of "Salon Mashup" (organised by the Armenian Institute, Seta White, director).
Camera: Alexei Kasparian
Editor: David Atamian