Burnout Paradise

Four performers mount treadmills. What begins as a simple wager between performer and audience, becomes a series of escalating tasks. Comprised of people watching, competition, rolling up one’s sleeves to get the job done, cheering on the underdogs, and a three-course meal, Pony Cam enacts the recklessness, euphoria, and optimism that comes before burnout – while activating a collective experience with the audience that could not otherwise be had…and won’t happen exactly that way ever again. 

Burnout Paradise, Dominic Weintraub, Claire Bird, Hugo Williams, and  William Strom. photo by Austin Ruffer.