LATENCY (Excerpt)

LATENCY

by Sxip Shirey with Choreography by Coco Karol

"Shirey is the living embodiment of the spirit of John Cage, committed to the tenets that music is play and listening to music is an active endeavor." - The Classical Voice, Anne E. Johnson

LATENCY is an evening of original music and performance about death, disappearance, and returning home

1. The Gauntlet: sing me a lullaby as underwater

2. Latency: an elegy for David Bowie

3. Amelia Found: a nocturne for Amelia Earhart

Video shot and edited by Jacob MaCoy

Performed at National Sawdust, Brooklyn NY Ferus Festival January, 2018

Original music by Sxip Shirey

Choreography by Coco Karol

Performers and their instruments:

Choral Chameleon- Vocals for "The Gauntlet"

Rima Fand- Vocals, Rollar Chimes

Chris Green- Bird Puppet, Dance

Coco Karol- Dance, Heart Beat, Roller Chimes

Erin Orr- Bird puppet, Dance

Jonny Rodgers- Glass Harmonica, Vocals

Lacy Rose - Vocals, Rollar Chimes, Morse Code Operator

Sxip Shirey- Vocals, Marbles in glass bowls, Weight Plate, Shruti Box pulses, Piano

Basil Twist- Silk

Costumes:

Sea Urchin Tuxedo Vest Sculpture worn in "The Gauntlet" is an original piece by Catherine Latson.

Ribbons and tuxedo vest worn in "Amelia Found" assembled by Catherine Latson

Ridding jodhpurs courtesy of Jane Karol at Bear Spot Farm

Special Thanks to: National Sawdust, Paola Prestini, Mike Buffington, Catherine Latson, Brooklyn Studios for Dance, Amanda Palmer, and Linda Winnick

READ THE REVIEW OF LATENCY HERE:

https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2018/01/18/four-wild-nights-in-a-brooklyn-music-incubator/