Name: Without Touching the Ground
Duration: P00H03M58S
Description: loosely improvised around predetermined structures

Without Touching the Ground

from Flying Lessons by James Vitz-Wong

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"Stand up straight. Relax. Look ahead at your destination, keep in mind the steps you take to get there. Focus, remember everything in place. Even once you reach the destination ahead, there's somewhere else to go. This is why we fly. But you knew that already. Go ahead. Kick off, if you're so prepared."
"Hold the weight with your knees, not your back. Also before it's assembled, and you're just carrying. You wouldn't want to drop anything."
"The way you position yourself in the device will greatly affect your ability to fly smoothly. Also, knowing how to glide with traditional tech is immensely important, otherwise you'll start relying on capacitors."
"The more speed you can generate with airflight, the more charged the capacitors will be, the easier it'll be to gain altitude. As much as you can do, without touching the ground. Like I always say."
"Don't get too confident just because you haven't made a mistake yet. That's how accidents happen. This is still new to you and the hardest part will be operating efficiently without skipping any steps."
"Eventually, you'll take all of this up to the top of that mountain, assemble everything yourself, and kick off. Yes, someday soon. As much as I don't think you're ready for it, that's really the best way to force yourself to do it correctly."

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from Flying Lessons, released September 9, 2015

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James Vitz-Wong Los Angeles, California

James Vitz-Wong is a multidisciplinary artist and performer from Seattle, WA, currently residing in Southern California. James holds an MFA in Performance and Composition from CalArts and a BM in Classical Bass Performance and TIMARA from Oberlin Conservatory. Current focuses include audience interactivity and immersion, live digital processing, improvisation, installation, and dance. ... more

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