[DAMAGE JOY]

SATURDAY NIGHT, 24.10.02

" As part of the 4-day festival SCHADENFREUDE in the basement space of the Arcola Theatre - R O T O Z A Z A and Mademoiselle Gaëlle Bona de Paris invite you to experience DAMAGE JOY!

featuring Abbé Labbé, Jaktron, Mr.Koyama, Squint, Lalalalalala and G.O.D. the ill Zilla. "

A short, breathless performance is gatecrashed by charm, senseless destruction and turntableism, all led by the irresistible Mademoiselle Gaëlle Bona from Paris. Good, illogical, bad behaviour.

"It was a mood I was after, not understanding or sympathy".

		One of Mademoiselle's helpers climbs into the car and gasses herself < Leonie Purchas plays "doll". photo - Britt Hatzius

"One should be able to dance for many hours whilst obtaining
pleasure through the DESTRUCTION of valuable objects, both
large and small."

				above - video / slide projection work by Martin Hampton [SQUINT] and Leonie Purchas. far left - Squint and Mlle.Gaëlle Bona. Left < Fred Labbé and his sacrificial Citröen.

"Everything must go. Bring your own weaponry."

At a certain point during the evening the audience / party-goers were invited to destroy a motor car. What followed was a dangerous, absurd, and spectacular event that will not be forgotten or repeated. Photos of this to come...

			<Mister Koyama. Above, Jaktron