Nic Green
Dropping Science
Green’s supporters and critics have often made the same mistake. For
all the seriousness of her work, she is far from a dogmatic feminist: Trilogy came from a desire to engage
with the feminist tradition rather than a settled position and its most moving
moments often involved her personal, tentative embrace of this rich heritage.
The fractured replication of Bloody Town Hall has given way to this darkly
comic monologue, which sets Green precisely in this moment of history, responding
not to the political or social news of the day, but to details of scientific
research, provided by a Twitter feed.
Throughout Dropping Science, Green foregrounds her own emotional
responses to the releases: a snippet on DNA leads her to reflect, humorously,
on the dangers of unethical study, imagining a Godzilla style assault on the
central belt of Scotland; a line from a paper on pharmaceutical advances is
repeated in differing tones, from the initial shout of surprise to a final
resigned whisper. The task based choreography of Trilogy is supplanted by a
ready wit and a stand up’s sense of timing, but Green’s unique sensibility –
determined yet gentle – remains.
Unlike many other successful Live Artists, Green has stayed true to her
personal vision, only to diversify her range of approaches and techniques.
Dropping Science is largely improvised, but her courage in addressing a wide
audience without rejecting her intelligence or beliefs is striking and
powerful.
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