for harpist and assisting performers
Performance at the Vibe Gallery, on 14th June 2013 for Bailed Out Performing Arts Fair. Performed by Maria-Christina Papadopoulou.
Before starting to play, the harpist prepares the harp by detuning two strings and tying several pieces of yarn on the crown of the harp, leaving one end of each to lie loosely on the floor around it. To play this piece, the harpist needs the help of at least one assisting performer, who will guide the audience into wrapping both harpist and harp with yarn in the second half of the piece, creating a maypole-like effect, wrapping the harpist in a cocoon. The harpist stops playing when fully wrapped in yarn and the piece ends when the harpist is cut free by the assisting performers.
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Still from the performance at the Vibe Gallery.
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Video of performance at Trinity Laban, 25th March 2013, for kNOT the Usual (RDP concert).