Hit Parade (New York)

(2012)

Home page: Hit Parade

Publication: Greatest Hits

Other versions: Hit Parade (Cagliari), Hit Parade (Dundee)Hit Parade (Kitchener), Hit Parade (Lausanne), Hit Parade (Melbourne), Hit Parade (Milan), Hit Parade (Montreal), Hit Parade (Porto), Hit Parade (Quebec), Hit Parade (Rotterdam), Hit Parade (Seoul), Hit Parade (Seoul2), Hit Parade (Toronto), Hit Parade (Winnipeg), Hit Parade (Zagreb).

Thirteen participants lie face down where they proceed to pound the ground with the microphone one thousand times. The sound of each person’s actions is amplified. Each performer chooses their own rhythm and intensity. They take a pause at every hundred of whatever length they wish.

Hit Parade (New York), performance presented as part of Arika‘s programming for the Whitney Biennial titled A survey is a process of listening. On Thursday May 3, 2:30 – 3pm at the Whitney Museum.

Performers: Deboarah Aruta, G Douglas Barrett, Donna Blicharz, Robin Edgerton, Storm Garner, Dawn Kasper, Dages Keates, Seth Kim-Cohen, Jecca, Jeff Ladouceur, Sayhan Musaoglu, Christopher Ortiz, Meena Sajwani, Maya Winfrey.

Photos: Julia Loktev, Christof Migone. Video: Alison S.M. Kobayashi, Lauren Cullen. Video edit: Renée Lear.