The Balloons of India (2007)

The Balloons of India, live video mixing  performance with musician Ryan Driver. Above performance for Music(in)Galleries, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, 20 min.
Documentation 2 min. 55 sec.

Video mixing musician Ryan Driver with two live video cameras and a stand alone video mixer as he improvises on the thumb reed to an electronic tamboura. Changes to the live cameras (exposure, focal distance, focus, colour, shutter speed, etc.) are made on the fly as determined by chance procedures (a roll of the dice) and mixed in real time. Balloons by Meaghan LaCroix. This piece was first performed in 2007.

The Balloons of India video still from performance

The Balloons of India video still from performance
The Balloons of India – video stills

Performed at:
Art and Drinks, Toronto, November 26, 2011.
Music(in)Galleries, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, August 15, 2009 (above).
Hub 14, Toronto, November 29, 2008.
In The Mix Improvised Media Performance Series, Spin Gallery, Toronto, October 26, 2007.