Janet Biggs – Wet Exit

ClientSmack Mellon, Dumbo Arts Festival
Date2011
Category

Live Multimedia Performance, Dumbo Arts Festival 2011

Live Multimedia Performance, Dumbo Arts Festival 2011

Technical Production with Smack Mellon and Janet Biggs, Rooftop Films and DUMBO Arts Festival

Live Multimedia Performance

Searchlights pierce the sky over a post-9/11 NYC skyline. Video images from the Arctic appear on a large projection. Lights come up on four kayakers, who perform a series of synchronized movements to the strains of a waltz. The deafening sound of a train crossing the Manhattan Bridge sends the drummer, violinist, cellist, and vocalist into a frenzied performance as the ballet of the kayaks becomes a battle of spins and speed.