Norma proposed a durational, looping performance for the Hive2 event. The performance, lasting 3 hours, consisted of six members acting out an introductory speech over and over again. One at a time, Norma members took to a podium to recite a speech thanking the organizers of the event, delivering an inspirational quote, and lastly toasting to the evening with a drink before introucing, "without further adieu", the next speaker, ad infinitum. Each performer rehearsed gestures and performed the exact same text (with the exception of a unique inspirational quote for each turn), which subsequently became more and more dynamic as the group came under the influence of repeated toasting. The effect of the work intended to be both irritating and humourous; as patrons came in and out of shows, they would be stuck in a perpetually looping, skipping record-like introductory moment, which added to the "many shows under one roof" HIVE experience.

Click here to read the performance script.
Click here to view video documentation of Hive2 (via grunt gallery website).

Images courtesy of grunt gallery