EXQUISITE DRONES
Conceived by Wick Simmons. Performed by Jack McGuire and Wick Simmons.
Composed by inti figgis-vizueta, Jack McGuire, Wick Simmons, and Conrad Tao
THE TANK - APRIL 14 - 16, 2024
Exquisite Drones is a piece for cello, electronics and films. It is inspired by the drawing game Exquisite Corpse, a 1920s French parlor game once used as a collaborative tool by Surrealist artists passing a piece of paper to the next player for further contribution.
Wick Simmons has brought together acclaimed composers inti figgis-vizueta, Conrad Tao, and Jack McGuire who have each written a musical composition expressing their personal relationship to the vibrating stillness and unpredictability of long held tones: drones.
Conceived of by Wick Simmons Composed by inti figgis-vizueta, Jack McGuire, Wick Simmons, and Conrad Tao
Performed by Jack McGuire and Wick Simmons
Scenic Design: Carolyn Mraz. Lighting Design: Itohan Edoloyi
Video Design: Laurie Olinder Movement Director: Danita Shaheen
Recorded Voices: Arga Reath and Blake Habermann
Producers: Alley Scott and Alec Silver
Production Coordinator: Siena Yusi
Video Programmer: Qixin Zhang Carpenter: Sean Coffman
Public Relations: Spin Cycle Image: Noah Trapolino