James Anderson’s Singing Saw Shadow Show performed at venues like the Music Gallery and the Tranzac, and in less traditional spaces such as alleyways, abandoned buildings, and parks. Anderson taught seven would-be players to make saw music, and together they played sets of composed and improvised music. He added visuals to the music in the form of a shadow show, setting up a 12-by-20-foot sheet in front of saw players, three or four musicians playing non-saw instruments (drums, euphonium, guitar, etc.), two light bulb holders, and three projectionists. In later years, the shadow show’s sheet encircled the performers as one guy stood at its centre, rotating the dizzying contraption like a carousel.
Singing Saw Shadow Show
