Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
a multidisciplinary performance with synchronized swimmers, drummers,
prerecorded
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Biggs premiered her multi-media performance, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick at the Catalina Hotel and Beach Club as part of the flow Miami Art Fair, December 6th and 7th.
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick combines the athletic power and pageantry of two Olympic synchronized swimmers, with the pounding beats of three percussionists, against a background of large-scale video projections.
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick explores the rhythms of athletic training, the comfort gained by actions known and repeated, and the anxiety and chaos felt when those repeated actions turn to an obsessive search for impossible perfection. Inspired by Busby Berkeley’s lavish musicals and iconic rock drummer Keith Moon, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick examines the performance of gender rolls and reveals the strenuous effort and dedication behind the appearance of ease.
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick was made possible through generous funding from flow and Claire Oliver Gallery.
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