New Works 4 Weeks 2025:
Embedded Writings by José A. Luis
In 2025, frequent Red Eye artist José A. Luis joins the festival as embedded writer. Building on his dance writing practice titled “Reflections,” and as part of his time with Red Eye in the container of OMNIVERS, José shares reflections with and among the participating artists of New Works 4 Weeks.
Writing one
“So, with Red Eye, the artists, and myself, we find ways to shape a mutual relationship. An ongoing conversation of what it means for performance art to be held beyond the theater, a documentation serving the artists in the room, a reason to continue growing with each other, and a practice to share art more than ever.”
Writing two
“There is also feedback you receive from someone you are getting to know that may inform your work differently than from a person you’ve known for years. Both can exist, but as the artist, you decide which one is crucial for your work. As I proposed this question of feedback protocol to both gatherings, there was a consensus about wanting ‘critique,’ but also needing to balance the vulnerability it takes to create. ”