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Hand-tool build

Performance

Idea

Performers build a wooden percussion structure with hand tools, all playing in time. Each one works a given polyrhythm with their tools.

  • Performers use hand tools, hammers and drills, to build some kind of wooden percussion structure.
  • They all perform in time. Each performer has a given polyrhythm to play with their tools.
  • A single performer with a hammer, for example, pounds nails in a particular pattern and groove.