Danielle Freakley
Speecheoke
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Concept
The audience are invited to perform a selection of speeches where CC captions are used to turn a speech into karaoke. Some of them may be from film, from historical public speeches, from debates, from talk shows. From Greta Thunberg's "How Dare You" speech, to the president of the network speech about companies taking over the world in the cult classic "Network" to the duets of Žižek & Jordan Peterson to Gillard's "I will not be lectured by this man" can be reenacted in karaoke format (but without the cheesy music) where audiences can plainly follow the text and easily voice these important monologues and dialogues through history.
Installation
Interactive
Roaming
Performance
Exhibition
Concept Phase
In Development
Previously Exhibited
Sculptures
Your Second Hand
VR Imaginary Friend
Hear the Call
Speecheoke
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Better Version of Yourself
Speecheoke
Dance Literacy
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Equal Opportunity
VR Imaginary Friend
This is Your Life
Equal Opportunity
Speecheoke
Dance Literacy
This is Your Life
Equal Opportunity
Sculptures
Your Second Hand
VR Imaginary Friend
Hear the Call
Better Version of Yourself
Speecheoke
Dance Literacy
This is Your Life
Equal Opportunity
Better Version of Yourself
This is Your Life
VR Imaginary Friend
Hear the Call
Dance Literacy
Your Second Hand
Speecheoke
Equal Opportunity
Sculptures
Audience
In an exhibition audiences could try performing a Speecheoke piece in gallery hours in the space.
For an event, similar to a Kareoke event (good for a bar event) people can select from the Speecheoke sheet list and choose a speech they want to perform.
Space
A small platform or small space to act as a stage for speeches.
A projection at the back of the small stage.
A small screen facing the performer on stage where the Speecheoke text can be read.
This stage-projection-smallscreen setup could be inside or outside the gallery.
Development
This work was shown in residence at ARoS Museum in Denmark previously and is relatively easy to set up, similar to a normal karaoke setup.
Benefits
Chance for the audience to perform and re-enact one of their favourite monologues or dialogues in history.
Challenges
Figuring out as a night event and/or if the work can be sustained in a gallery context during an exhibition.
Covid Accomodations
- This could work as an online event, however ideally it is best live in person.