Linsey Pollak

Cycology

A new solo show with Linsey Pollak

Territory represented: Canada and USA

Professor Squealy Deetbum is the world’s leading researcher in Cycology (the art of playing the bicycle). He will be delivering a lecture demonstrating the fundamental principles of bicycle music. Sounds are recorded live during the lecture with percussion, wind, and string sounds from the bike. The Bicycle seat, the handlebar, the gear cable, bicycle pump, wheels, spokes and the bicycle frame are all turned into musical instruments. Their sounds are recorded and mixed as you watch to create exciting original compositions. Professor Deetbum will take you passed the expected, and on to new musical imaginings.

Some of the musical instruments are:

• A clarinet made from a bicycle seat stem
• frame percussion
• gear cable cello
• tuned wheel spokes
• handlebar harmonic flute
• water bottle foonki
• bicycle pump panpipe

Duration: 55 minutes

Linsey Pollak

Territory represented: Americas, Asia and France

With Pollak’s works, you can always expect the unexpected!

Linsey Pollak is an artist with a reputation for not only creating, but also playing instruments made out of everything from carrots, watering cans, chairs, bins and brooms to rubber gloves. His shows overcome both cultural and language barriers, driving home the message that music is an art form with the power to bring people together. For over 30 years, he has toured in Australia, Asia, the Americas and Europe.