Sway
Reworked for Cecilia Bignall
‘THE GAZE’ @ IKLECTIK was the first time I collaborated with composer/cellist and Nonclassical artist Cecilia Bignall. We decided to rework my piece Sway, which seeks to reclaim the objectified female body in ‘Le violin d’Ingres’ treating the cello as a secondary body in the performance. Through text and movement notation based on chladni patterns, you will see and hear the cello’s drone evolve as Cecilia opens, lifts and compresses her torso. Originally for three cellos, the premiere saw Cecilia perform alongside her prerecorded improvisations.