CH27

. . . watch what you are doing. Do nothing.
Occasionally raise your head and watch someone. If they raise their head and watching you,
play for a short time,
watching what you are doing. If while you are
watching what you are doing, doing nothing,
you feel that someone is watching you,
play for a short time,
watching what you are doing, or
raise your head and watch the person who is
watching you. If someone is watching you,
play for a short time.
If no-one is watching you . . .

Notes

Christopher Hobbs. F: CCTG22. Grandma: 'The Rite' (Igmar Bergman). Grandad: 'Film' (Samuel Becket). This rite is circulat (on reaching the end, return to the beginning. Commentary: An audience often looks, sometimes watches and rarely perceives.

Glossary 1. 1) Always watch what you are doing. 2) There are three kinds of activity, all of fair short duration. a) Play b) Watch someone else c) Do nothing (ie. anything that is not a or b). 3)Begin with periods of c) alternating with periods of b). If, during b), the person you are watching looks back, go to a). If, during c), you get the impression that someone is watching you, either go to a) or look up and check. In your impression was correct, go to a). If incorrect, resume c).

Glossary 2. Do nothing - watch someone - no response from the person you are watching - do nothing.
Do nothing - watch someone - the person you are watching looks back - play - do nothing -. Do nothing - you feel someone is watching you - - do nothing -.

CCAOR23

Part 1: Consideration of an object absent from the performance space (either individually - a private affair - or communally, in which case, decide on an object with which all are acquainted). Make seven sounds (named North, South, East West, Space, Earth, Shadow respectively) as follows: The first sound describes the object from the front. The second sound describes the object from behind. The third sound describes the object from the right. The fourth sound describes the object from the left. The fifth sound describes the object from above. The sixth sound describes the object from below. The seventh sound describes the object as it exists in you (your regard for it, its shadow in you, what it means to you). Bear in mind the possibility that the sounds may not only describe the object but define it too. Part 2: Departure from the object.

Notes

Absent Object Rite. Conceived originally as introductory to CCGT22

CCTG22

Commence improvising discontinuous music. In the gaps in your playing: without masking their expression, allow your eyes to wander amongst your fellow players. On meeting the eyes of a fellow player: play in accordance with their expression.

Notes

Tender Glaces

F: Janet Robertson

Ode:

On receipt of a tender glance, play melodically, straight from the heart.
Look around. What does your eye light on?
On receipt of a glare, protest dramatically and waste no time.
Look around. What does your eye light on?
On receipt of the straight gaze, gaze back and keep in tune.
Look around. What does your eye light on?
On receipt of an enquiring look, answer as best you can.
Look around. What does your eye light on?
On receipt of a surreptitious glance, look the other way and keep moving.
Look around, etc.
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