| Performed June 9, 2010 for “There must be something in the Air”, a benefit for Versatile Arts, the aerial gym I call home.
The music is from the Batman Begins soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. Video footage courtesy of Block My Eye Films, which I edited over one insomniatic night. More information about my aerial work can be found at Zita the Aerialist . com |
“Zita Begins” is an illustration of the struggle to shed the defenses that bind us, finding strength in our vulnerability, and touches on how sex contributes to the art of self discovery. This character is established earlier in the show as someone who is timid and quiet – until she finds herself seemingly alone with her obsession.
I rarely get to perform this piece, and when I do, it’s always been a profound experience. The act changes softly, over time, as it grows with me.