🙈🙉🙊 (3 Monkeys) is a piece about communication and how environmental constraints won’t stop us ⎯ they will motivate us to evolve. In this piece, three performers fill the roles of the three wise monkeys: 

🙈 Mizaru who sees no evil, 

🙉 Kikazaru who hears no evil, and 

🙊 Iwazaru who speaks no evil. 

At certain points throughout the piece, individual performers will lose their sense of sight, hearing, or their ability to speak while continuing to maintain a visual and sonic dialogue with the other performers. This piece is an updated version of 3 Monkeys which has moved from the physical space of a concert stage to the digital space of a video call. This new environment brings with it new opportunities to explore and elaborate on the themes of communication and interpretation. In addition to providing a backdrop for the colorful graphics, the medium of a video conference call helps the focus on each individual sense be more precise. As you watch and listen to this performance, I recommend that you follow along with the conversation between performers. Try to see patterns of communication and witness the evolution of the language as it develops.

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Recorded Performers: Alex Christie, Becky Brown, and Cameron Church