International Society for Contemporary Music

NESTING is Terri Hron’s third Bird on a Wire solo project. In 2010, Terri began clearing brush
and cleaning a small stand of forest on Île Audet, a small island on a lake in the Appalachian hills
of Quebec, in an effort to improve the health and accessibility. As a way to deal with the deadfall
and refuse material, she made nest-like structures as invitations for wildlife both real and
mythical. In 2013, she invited a number of artists to come and interact with these structures,
recording and collecting these activities. Finally in 2016, she collaborated with three
choreographers – Lina Cruz, Hannah Fischer and Adam Kinner – to create a set of pieces woven
together with the strands and memories that had been collected, bringing the wild life of the
forest onto the stage. While there is no narrative, the roots on the island highlighting different
physical and emotional connection to the environment, to our stewardship of it and the
inspiration it brings.