Bounce

TOPOLOGY

Bounce is a playful 60 minute performance piece by internationally acclaimed, strings-sax-piano quintet Topology.

Balls bounce off the walls and floor. Their rhythm contributes to the composition, while the musicians bounce ideas off the audience. The audience become part of the performance by following instructions via giant projections.

Topology reworks Aphex Twin’s epic study in the rhythms of collision, Bucephalus Bouncing Ball made from the sounds of bouncing ping pong balls.   

The audience bounces back into the action with ‘Drinking and Hooting Machine’ by British composer John White, which involves playing and taking sips from bottles to build music.

Topology are known for their energetic, full-bodied sound, their ability to work across genres, and for music that grapples with complex themes. But more than anything they are known for their skill, flair and sense of fun.

Bounce, Topology’s work for Brisbane Festival 2010, is full of inventive, interactive fun and exploration. Come along and get some bounce in your Spring.

The Plaza at the Brisbane Powerhouse is set to take off when QUT Festival Theatre, a temporary amphitheatre, takes up residence for Brisbane Festival 2010 outside the iconic arts venue.

Duration 60mins, No Interval