Circus Project

Hi MoMers - I’m Katie, a viola player from Perth at school with Andrew and Christine in New York. I love what you’ve got going on here. Andrew and I were chatting about a project that I’ve got in the pipeline and he suggested I could reach out to see if anyone is interested to jump on board…

I’m in the early stages of collaborating with a NYC circus performer called Craig. We’re going to put together a small crew to create a show – lots of aerials… silks/rope/lyra plus handstands, etc.

I think we have the potential to do something really powerful – the idea we’d like to focus on is the synthesis between aural and visual. The process of organising sound – from composition to the physical movements of playing – is at the forefront of our discussions of narrative. Using evolution as the fundamental theme we are considering ideas like shifting from black and white to colour over the course of the entire performance (including projections on the walls?) and dissolving the division between performers and audience.

As far as music goes, I’d love make a soundtrack that leaves space for free improv and deliberate silence between new and old compositions. I have viola and electric 5-string violin (with loop pedal and possibly effects if I can get my hands on one). I have a percussionist in mind, and open to suggestions for other instruments but I’d like to keep it to a small group.

You can probably tell this is more a long-term project for us, but I’d love to hear if it sparks some interest.