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The Flip Quartet is a composition for four improvisers made by Polly Moller. In it, performers explore the four cardinal directions (north/east/south/west) and their medieval elemental correspondences
(earth/air/fire/water) with objects, instruments, and text chosen by the improvisers following guidelines in the score.
The audience is seated inside the perimeter of the improvisation, and the performers circle around them, raising energy and creating elemental harmony in the space. The audience should watch out for the "flip" element in The Flip Quartet: the act of flipping over timers provides duration markers for the improvisation, and the players are encouraged to flip over anything they can during the performance.
The Flip Quartet was first performed on November 2, 2006 at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco. Lucio Menegon, Suki O'Kane, Moe! Staiano, and Theresa Wong brought the piece to life on that day. A second performance took place on May 16, 2007 at 21 Grand in Oakland, CA -- featuring John Hanes, Suki O'Kane, Karen Stackpole, and Moe! Staiano.
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