Daniel Lentz

Dick Higgins

  a study in feet, or no second half

  a metadrama



participants remove their right shoes and socks only.
they display their right feet to the audience and to each other.
they put their shoes and socks back on.

[....]

prose score

Daniel Lentz

Dick Higgins

  portrait of a man eating an apple

  a metadrama


man.
  apple.
  man eats apple.

unisono

events

Tom Johnson

Dick Higgins

  the philosopher

  a metadrama


onstage:
  "i think so--absolutely--no!"

points

[....]

Tom Johnson

Dick Higgins

love story

a metadrama



two at a time.
"yes?" "no?" "no no?" "yes yes?"
grouping and regrouping

intervals

prose score

Tom Johnson

Dick Higgins

how nemo got honored in his patria

  a metadrama in three parts


i - solo

A bows to the audience stiffly and repeatedly for a minute.

ii - duo

A and B bow to each other stiffly and repeatedly for a minute.

iii - solo

B bows to the audience stiffly and repeatedly for a minute.

unisono

[....]

Tom Johnson

Dick Higgins

his

a metadrama




he: "no !"
offstage voice: "yes!"
(may be repeated).

points

prose score

Tom Johnson

Dick Higgins

hers

a metadrama


She: "yes!"
offstage voice: "no!"
(may be repeated).

solos

[....]

John Stead

Dick Higgins

hat show

a metadrama



enters carrying pillow.
puts pillow on head.
pause.
removes pillow.
goes away.

Tom Johnson

intervals

events

R. Murray Schafer

Dick Higgins

follow the leader

a metadrama



two people nude and smiling one leads other follows.
after a while follower no longer follows leader does not change roles.
they look at each other.
leader does something follower does something different.
follower does something
leader does that thing.
leader follows the other away.

Tom Johnson

solos

[....]

prose score

Ladislav Kupkovic

[sorbet music]

[sorbet music]


1. enjoy: two sound(s). 
2. blow: four sound(s). 
3. sledge: four sound(s). 
4. limit: four sound(s). 
    4a. 2R-[.
5. blow: three sound(s). 
    5a. 5=.
6. listen.
7. toggle: one sound(s). 
    7a. 1R-[#.
8. listen.
    8a. 5Fz.

Repeat, as long as needed.

                        03.04.06

Dick Higgins

flexible lumbar

a metadrama


nude, profile to audience.
demonstrates flexible lumbars.
two minutes.
words: optional.

Tom Johnson

[....]

solos

events

Ladislav Kupkovic

Jim Leftwich

Dick Higgins

erotic

a metadrama


she giggles then sighs.
she giggles then sighs.
ad lib a couple of minutes.

Tom Johnson

intervals

[....]

prose score

Ladislav Kupkovic

Jim Leftwich

Dick Higgins

  couic!

  a metadrama




enters in a suit of medieval armor.
  trips.
  falls.

Tom Johnson

unisono

[....]

prose score

Ladislav Kupkovic

John M. Bennett

War Slather Event


1. tape and spinning
2. slope and tomb
3. hup and flavor
4. cheap and bushy
5. craw and pout
6. bunch and pee
7. see and lunch
8. flout and law
9. mushy and creep
10. waver and cup
11. spoon and hope
12. grinning and ape

Wipe off TV screen

Jim Leftwich

Dick Higgins

buddhism

a metadrama



buddhist monk: "peace!"
sound of gunfire.

Tom Johnson