I saw this video from Mike Boyd’s YouTube channel today:
And I think it’s a really really compelling gesture and effect. My initial instinct was that I should learn it and put it in a BFF act, but now I’m also thinking about whether it could be adapted for other performance purposes in the future.
That reminded me of the pop-up tent throwing in “Heaven On Their Minds” (the Arena Tour version with Tim Minchin):
Ultimately those didn’t fully work, but it’s still an interesting idea, and the fact that it works (perhaps more beautifully I think) with umbrellas is provocative.