12 people from the rural town of Leavenworth, WA were asked to record miniature, cramped performances, including dance, music, and spoken word, inside a single tiny yellow house.

The Yellow House opened at Ski Hill in Leavenworth, WA. Yellow-dressed, fully-vaccinated guests gathered in an outdoor lodge space that was covered in yellow decorations. All 12 films were screened on a large outdoor movie projector, addition to being viewable via QR code from within the Yellow House itself. The Yellow House was on site for exploration and for guests to create their own tiny videos or to take selfies. After the screening, there was a dance party. The project’s opening was designed to be a community celebration, timed to happen immediately after a large local tourist festival that drains much energy and resources from the community.

After the films' outdoor premiere, the 4”X4” house was installed at the MAC Gallery at Wenatchee Valley College where it became an one-viewer-at-a-time style theater. The interior of the house was covered in QR codes. Audience members went inside the house one at a time and used their phones to scan the QR codes, which directed them to films created in and around the same tiny house they were currently occupying.

The project’s goals were to bring performance to the rural community of Leavenworth, and to inspire connection during a time of isolation and sameness.


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