A choreographic and musical composition built around the jump rope repurposed as a rhythmic and choreographic percussive instrument. Morning September 6 and 7. Presented in partnership with the Art & Sport program of Théâtre de la Ville. Washington Square Park and The University Heights Campus of Bronx Community College, the Gould Memorial Library, the iconic building, designed by Stanford White.
In the dual athletic and rhythmic nature of the jump rope, HIT elevates the intimate practice of training into a performative action: the hammering succession of rope strokes morphs into the drumbeat of rebellion against those forces that would have us lie motionless on the ground with our eyes closed.
Parini Secondo focus on the sound produced by rope skipping, dissecting its timbral possibilities. The jumpers on stage perform a rhythmic and at the same time choreographic score in which single-unders, side-swings and double-unders are both athletic and musical elements: combined with voice and synthetic sounds, they harmonize into a true hit.
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