The Spin Series
This performance was a series of lectures about the possibilities of personal narrative, emergent discourse and the rigor of the ride. I delivered each lecture while teaching a spin class. The profile of the ride was choreographed to the rhythm of songs I remember from 1982.
I asked audience members to come dressed for a bike ride. There was an opportunity for conversation following the performance.
The generosity of Foothills Revolution and their family of clients cannot be overestimated; without their support, I could not have learned how to speak and ride at the same time and, more importantly, be fit enough and inspired to try doing it!
Thanks also to Dr. G.E. Washington, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts and the University of Arizona's School of Art for commissioning SPIN in Tucson, AZ.