Coconut Performance

The concept for my 2 and 1/2 minute tabletop performance is brutally simple but connects more to me than it would to an audience. First of all, I knew I wanted to design some sort of music for my performance, regardless of what it was going to be. I began working on a sort of of island jazz composition, which I only arranged, and did not write myself. This composition inspired me to think about putting a beach atmosphere into my project, and finally the young coconut and banana.

The problem with coconuts and bananas, at least for me, is that they are some of my least favorite fruits. But a friend of mine explained how to eat a coconut properly, and due to time constraints, I used a banana instead of cracking open the whole coconut. So after the logistics had been planned, I let this assignment become more of a personal challenge than a performance. I do not eat coconuts or bananas, but for the sake of the island music that I had created, it seemed almost necessary to use the two fruits.

The performance does not seem to conclude after two minutes, except for that fact that the music was timed to end after 2 1/2 mintues. But the fruits remain in view, and still not completly eaten, so the beach environment can persist. The short duration of time that it takes to drink a coconut is just a glimpse into the leisurely beach world I attempted to create.