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"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 Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on May 31, 2008 at 4:08pm — No Comments

abhay ghiara Why go to the tree?

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 flees towards r… Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on May 20, 2008 at 11:50am — No Comments

Edward Schocker Bamboo Sister (new musician)!

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 Lee. http://www.doheeleearts.blogspot.com/ http://www.flux-i-ching.blogspot.com/… Continue

Posted by Edward Schocker on May 18, 2008 at 8:14am — 2 Comments

abhay ghiara transplanting

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 belonging? What has the bamboo and what have I left behi… Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on May 5, 2008 at 8:11pm — No Comments

Edward Schocker The Perfect Plant -Compliments of today's Oakland Tribune

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, medical instrum… Continue

Posted by Edward Schocker on May 3, 2008 at 8:22pm — 2 Comments

abhay ghiara Thoughts provoked by my brothers

1. Using sticks for the blind walk across blindfolded pick up rocks (larger than fists smaller than heads) walk back 2. Walk in a very straight line along a string stretched taut 3. Hang candy from bamboo 4. Rest on benches, sleep 5. Parallel performance. Group on concrete walkway mirrors the walk of group along bamboo alley 6. All groups get to tree. Tree is decorated, has sound-scape 7. Groups shoulder burdens (shoulder to shoulder) across alley 8. Shadows cast by powerful (and weak) f… Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on May 2, 2008 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Brenton Responses to Abhay

  1. What is the sound of water that walks, the look of water that talks?
    When water walks, we are silent. Watching a waterfall detach from its source is always a reason to stop, to question one's motives, to reconsider the current trajectory. I walk around with a hole in the top of my head, waiting to be filled, a procrastination of contentment. I've thrown responsibility about as far as I can, while still keeping my spine vertical.

    Sometimes I watch myself in the mirr
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Posted by Brenton on May 2, 2008 at 3:42pm — 1 Comment

Brenton Responses to Edward

  1. Without a shakuhatchi, how can we imitate wind blowing through a bamboo alley?
    Close your eyes and let yourself be taken. When you open them again, a tree will stand before you, unevenly surrounded by rocks, many the size of two fists, none bigger than a human head. Choose carefully, take one in your hands, and then, without thinking, turn and run back through the alley.
  2. Do we have a choice? Do human-eating tigers have a choice?
    There are Forces, some so
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Posted by Brenton on May 2, 2008 at 3:41pm — 1 Comment

Edward Schocker Whind-Dharma II

Wind-dharma II.mp3 Wind, Dharma, Bamboo, and Alleys... Continue

Posted by Edward Schocker on May 1, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

abhay ghiara 3 Questions

3 Questions for Brenton and Edward (and two additional ideas to keep in mind) 1. What is the sound of water that walks, the look of water that talks? 2. If you were a bamboo-worm (I don't know if there is such a thing) what would you see, who would you visit? 3. What has the alley seen, what has the alley yet to see? Two additional ideas to keep in mind for all 3 questions: Whose side are you on? Simplex/complex with you in the middle. Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on April 28, 2008 at 10:13pm — No Comments

abhay ghiara Structure 2

3 Questions: Structure I will ask 3 questions or make three statements You will answer with a movement for each (3 movement answers) Research sounds listen for sounds that answer the 3 questions (or statements). COLLECT them LOOK for colors and shapes ONE AGAINST THE OTHER as answers. Take digital photographs Ask family members and others you speak to the questions (or statements) and record any part of the answers that make you sit up or smile Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on April 28, 2008 at 10:07pm — No Comments

abhay ghiara Word Associations

Your word Alley made me think of dark dingy unexpected functional parallel behind bottom narrow skinny and tall shadows alley cat and the sound of DROPS of water or blood leaking pipes and colors red and black your word Bamboo made me think of bridges elastic/spring eating hollow shoots House of Bamboo (Earl Grant singing) cutting down groves/forests foreign different land different culture exotic and commonplace bamboo in the Nepal of my childhood/fake bamboo at IKEA coolies carrying weighte… Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on April 28, 2008 at 10:07pm — No Comments

abhay ghiara Structure 1

Shape and structure What shape do we want the structure to assume? is the question I want to start this discussion with. 10 minutes I was thinking about bamboo. So I think 10 performance nodes. You have 3 options: A. you could place the 10 performance nodes(each a minute long) in a line performing them sequentially. B. You could stack the 10 performance nodes like pancakes (each node lasting 10 minutes) performing them simultaneously. C. You could stagger them in some way so that some nod… Continue

Posted by abhay ghiara on April 28, 2008 at 10:04pm — No Comments

Edward Schocker Questions from Edward

1. Without a shakuhatchi, how can we imitate wind blowing through a bamboo alley? 2. Do we have a choice? Do human-eating tigers have a choice? 3. What sound would you like whispered in your ear? Continue

Posted by Edward Schocker on April 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Brenton More Rules of Engagement

How about these...? Post all text submissions as personal blog entries on the Bamboo Alley site. (Go to My Page -> My Blog (middle left) -> Add New Blog Post (middle right).) For example, you can post your 3 questions there (and tag it with the keyword "questions"). Also, if you want to suggest other process rules, create a new blog entry and tag it with the keyword "rules". I can designate any blog entries we want as to be featured on the front page. Choose an image to represent you on… Continue

Posted by Brenton on April 27, 2008 at 3:52pm — No Comments

Brenton 3 Questions from Brenton

  1. Who moved the tree?
  2. What is written on bamboo skins?
  3. What would you risk in the alley?
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Posted by Brenton on April 27, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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