A Trapeze Number ( 1991 )

Staged May 18, 1991 in San Francisco, the main props were paper, a telephone, a motorcycle, three car hoods, four car doors, six tires and a hundred phonograph records. The Haters performed by first tearing paper, and then smashing up the metal objects with crowbars and large hammers. The records were thrown about by both performers and audience members alike. In fact, many from the audience joined in on the smashing as well. During this 15 minute performance, tearing sounds & white noise were amplified in a field of ear-piercing feedback.