Little Jewel Cinema sapphire Season 19 may - 8 august 2007

The Defenestrascope depicts the views from monumental towers, in contemporary and medieval European cities, with images of the cities below appearing in a round portal like window. This eccentric exploration of urbanised space revolves around a sample ensemble setting of the traditional 16th century Norfolk song Go from the Window, framed by a fragmented clapping rhyme.

go from the window, throw from the window
downsteps upstairs, upsteps downstairs
down in the street, out in the street
the wind is in the west, the cuckoo’s in the nest
along the canal, down from the torre
bicycle piazza, amphitheatre
through the agora, crossing the ringroad
a ladder and some glasses, a rope and a pulley
crossing the platz, along the strasse
out of the window, down from the window

A neo-rococo vaudevillian romp dedicated to Alan Lomax and Gus Elen.

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