formerly known as Lady In Waiting
L.A. Kessler 1999
for tape alone and/or with dancer and improvised ensemble
PERFORMANCES: London, Amsterdam, New York
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Sweet, silly, little caterpillar Suffocating inside your cocoon Are you afraid of the heights your butterfly might soar through? Are you afraid the view might not be so good as the plain white asylum walls of your isolated tomb?
Fly, Fly away
Spread your wings and fly
Visual Score:
A caterpillar (the dancer) wrestles in her cocoon, unsure if she really wants to venture out of her shell. The tension builds as she begins breaking through the layers of the cocoon which have encompassed her for her entire existence. When she transforms into a butterfly it is tense and awkward at first, but in the end she is soaring gracefully.
Creative Symbolism:
This piece is obviously not just about nature or caterpillars, but is really about people and the tragedy of not reaching fully for our dreams. The cocoon and its restrictions are a metaphor for life's struggles, fears and goals we put off striving for in favor of more 'practical matters.' The butterfly represents the peace of mind that is achieved when following one's heart and not denying it.
Psychoacoustic Aspects:
The Caterpillar Meditation has a meditative psychoacoustic quality [see an Introduction to Psychoacoustics] that is stimulating as well as relaxing. The upper concentration of treble tones and steady low bass waves ground the movement from dissonance to consonance. The result is an evolving sonic journey with guided visual imagery.
International New Music Consortium European Tour '99 St. Giles Cripplegate Church of London / Barbican March 14, 1999
Performed by INMC English Ensemble
Lisa Naugle - Dancer
Andrew Sparling - Clarinet
Corrado Canonici - Double Bass,
Dinu Ghezzo - Piano
Cindy Ying Shiung - Flute
Todd Hasson - Violin
International New Music Consortium European Tour '99 Amsterdam Conservatory March 18, 1999
Performed by INMC Ensemble
Lisa Naugle - Dancer,
Ron Mazurek - Piano,
Cindy Ying Shiung - Flute,
Todd Hasson - Violin ,
Ju-Ping Song - Piano
NYU Spring Marathon Concert
The Black Box Theatre
April 30, 1999
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NEW YORK 2000 - APRIL
Gallatin Arts Festival
Present Company Theatorium
April 10, 2000
Performed by Dana Boll - Dancer
NEW YORK 2000 - MAY
NYU Spring Marathon Concert
Frederick Loewe Theatre
May 8, 2000
Performed by Dana Boll - Dancer