I can't remember where I heard about Houses Slide but I'm fascinated by it.
It's a work of contemporary music/art by Laura Bowler which "describes one woman's intimate psychological journey to figure out her response to the climate crisis, from an initial depressing realisation of the gravity of the issue, through to her refusal to be overwhelmed and decision to take positive action."
And "With a text created by Cordelia Lynn using submissions from members of the public, this concert presentation conceived and directed by Katie Mitchell is an industry-first, being powered entirely by bicycles."
That's the bit that really struck me.
'A concert presentation powered entirely by bicycles.'
On the stage apparently. And at the back. Obviously, it's slightly gimmicky and perhaps obvious, the first thing you'd think of. But there's something powerful and clear about it.
Increasingly, we need to think about power and work and energy and seeing it embodied in some cyclists is useful. It takes a bunch of people, cycling for quite a while, to provide sound and light for a concert. (A review and pictures) We need to understand the scale of that kind of thing.