Award-winning Canadian songwriter and actor evalyn parry takes her audience on an innovative musical and theatrical journey in her tour-de-force performance celebrating the Bicycle. Inspired by the incredible true tale of Annie Londonderry the first woman to ride around the world on a bike in 1895 parry weaves a web of songs and stories that travel deftly from 19th century womens emancipation to 21st century consumer culture, from the political to the personal. A vintage bicycle, played as a musical instrument, is parrys co-star: suspended in a mechanics stand on stage and connected to electronic effects, the bicycle is played from fenders to spokes to bells by percussionist Brad Hart, conjuring a unique and fascinating accompaniment to parrys captivating SPIN. Blending music, monologue and technology, SPIN is an enchanting, engaging adventure in entertainment and activism.
