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Forces "at work" could also
describe the labor dynamics
present in "Spinning," a
collaboration between
composer Julia Wolfe and
cellist Maya Beiser. Like
the Fures' cable, the cello's
strings radiate with tension
and energy when tightened
by tuning pegs. Unlike the
Fures' cable, there are
bodies wrapped around
these strings, showing us
their work — hands
manipulating the strings,
a body shifting its weight,
sweat on the face. Wolfe and
Beiser understand this work
as a form of manual labor,
bound to the skills, health
and treatment of the body
as the agent of music.
