The quarry was quiet, vast and a bit chilly as Mia, Alison and Nigel got their "granite legs" back today for the newest story from the quarry. Picking up some of the themes from last year - porcupines, hutters, bird watchers, seagulls and Quilla - and adding new - the Heron, purple loosestrife - the creative team has begun to populate the space and flesh out the action for this year's performance. Listening in on their conversation -"take the lid off the band," "density vs. white space," "travelling domesticity," "reordering of space," “we’ll need a little boulder arranging,” “if everyone brings a bucket of water," "primordials as acolytes," "acid-y green," and my favorite "a heron doesn't boogie" - I begin to imagine the warmer rocks, lively music, brightly colored structures and engaging performers awaiting us in August – not to mention the backhoe.
