"having never previously been to the bamboo grove, i don't think that any subsequent visit could rival the vision that remains burned in memory now that you've 'captured' the space, juxtaposing nature, memory, and madness!"
-Jenny Bilfield
Artistic & Executive Director
Stanford Lively Arts

Abhay: Edward we resolved the question of why we go to the tree after confronting each other midway in the bamboo alley. This video is now on ning in 2 parts.



Essentially my character (man, animal, earth...) encounters during the battle the other character's knee, thigh, shoulders, his very humanness/animalness, something the other character (spirit) does not want to acknowledge and so remains connected to the flowers on our backs (flowers instead of arrows on our backs). Spirit… Continue

Dear Bamboo Brothers,



As I was building an instrument out of Korean Bamboo, out came from the bamboo leaves a beautiful bamboo baby. It turns out that she's an amazing musician, dancer, and vocalist. Understanding that this was a gift from the gods, I immediately invited her to join us for Bamboo Alley; which she most graciously agreed. So brothers, please let me introduce our new sister -Dohee… Continue

We found a theme emerging,a motivation behind all the instructions and questions. Transplanting. We can ask people to do just about anything but why? Or how?



Keeping the theme of transplanting, here are some questions that motivate an instructional form to our performance:



What the hell is bamboo doing in an alley at Stanford?



What are we (humans) doing to our trees?



How long does it take to belong? How hard is the ache of longing and… Continue

bamboo is the perfect plant.



Thomas Edison used carbonized bamboo filament in his first light bulb; Alexander Graham Bell created his first phonograph needle from a bamboo sliver. With tensile strength up to 52,000 pounds per square inch, bamboo is stronger than most steel, yet its fibers can be spun into a silky cloth blessed by natural antimicrobials. Since antiquity, bamboo has been cooked as food and crafted into chopsticks, houses, boats, furniture, scaffolding, farm tools,… Continue