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First Performance: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1991
Choreography: Anita Cheng
Original Cast: Janet Lilly, Patricia Garvey-Seoh
Music: Robin Cox
Cellists: Nicole Charboneau, Amy Cooper, Loni Pilshaw
Set Design: David Chapman
Lighting: Mary Cole
Video: cameraman, Mike Knight, edited at the Center for Performing Arts Technologies, U of M.

A duet with three cellists synchronized to a projected video by an audio track on headsets. The cellos were miked so the players could treat their instruments as percussion as well as string instruments. The video was shot at Janet’s house. The gestures videotaped in her kitchen were the foundation for her solo on stage. The dancers cued off both the music and video. Janet and Pattie’s duet was a variation of “Duet for Now” (1988). The set was constructed of driftwood found in the Huron River.