november 2007 trapeze project

i spent the few weeks before my november 27th knee surgery making as many trapeze pieces as i could. the idea was to make them quickly and then let them go. i wanted to explore a specific mood, style, or structure in each one. they are presented here in order from the first to the last i made. the creation method i settled on was to compose a piece in my head on the way to the studio while listening to music, warm up on the trapeze, test any tricks or transitions i wasn't sure about, and then perform the thing just once, while videotaping, improvising anything that didn't go as planned. done.

and what of an afternoon (as an increment which may be useful)

blushing pears from the oven (oblation ablution ablation)

umbellula (where trust forms or fails)

the sound a pigeon makes (when it falls)

the message was beamed to a star cluster 25,000 light years away
(which will have moved by the time the signal gets there)

three of cups (sleepyheaded)

learning to hula-hoop (blue sky long walk endless time)