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In the Pocket

A driving and exuberant piece playing with the duality of the phrase “in the Pocket” in jazz and in surfing.

In jazz: “In the pocket” – a groove, a tight rhythmic performance, a moment when the ensemble locks together and plays as a single entity.

In surfing: “In the pocket” – The fastest, steepest part of a wave, under the breaking lip, where surfers catch the most speed and energy.

my grandpa used to braid esparto grass for hours under the shadow of the fig tree

A work to reflect on the immediacy of today, to promote the doings and makings of hands, the hands as a symbol of our direct relationship with the world around us to enquire, experience, understand. A work to promote unproductivity as a means of underloading in the face of an overload of production, consumption, and optimization in our hectic everyday lives.

In this work, performers will gradually replace their playing with some kind of handcraft of their choice. Perhaps origami, drawing or writing, sewing or knitting, braiding esparto grass. Any craft that could be clearly optimized by a machine or through digitalization. These doings will be carried out slowly, calmly, and with no specific goal in mind, feeling the ease of having no expectations.

I remember my grandfather braiding esparto grass for hours with his bare hands, creating coasters, baskets, and sandals under the shadow of the fig tree behind the farmhouse

The 17c��ҳ�� Tech 17c��ҳ�� extends its deepest gratitude to 17c��ҳ�� State University for generously providing their recital hall for this performance. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to the Cultural Office, Embassy of Spain, for their sponsorship. Their dedication to promoting cultural exchange and the arts has made this concert possible.

Concert sponsored by the Cultural Office, Embassy of Spain