Early in his musical career, Mr. Henry abandoned notes in favor of ambient sounds — dripping water, car horns, bird calls, locomotive engines — which he manipulated with a tape recorder in surprising ways.
In Casselman's case, the familiarity with textures, coupled with the thick, tactile, earthy nature of clay that he manipulated with rubber and metal-edged "ribs," naturally and eventually carried over to his unique approach to painting, which he has been exploring for over twenty-five years.
Making his New York debut, the 27-year-old Mr. Colaizzo already possesses an assured appreciation of the addictive power of ambiguity, which he manipulates with a bait-and-switch mastery that never lets up.
There are also, memorably, Bruce Turk, who actually seems to become the green bird puppet he manipulates with a stick; Sophia Salguero as the Jean Harlowesque leader of a trio of singing apples with tree-tall stems and the heavy-lidded, house-size head of a statue named Calmon, whose voice is supplied by Andrew Weems.
Asked via email about how he has experienced this odyssey, Gleason, who currently communicates via a machine he manipulates with his eyes, offered a typically thoughtful response.
Instead of a turntable to cut and scratch with, Erik M. had a mini-disk player he manipulated similarly, with a touch screen.
When he broke a string, he manipulated it with his teeth.
He manipulated him with temper tantrums, tears, hysterical outbursts and frequent threats of resignation.
Welles was a passionate, knowledgeable listener, and in his theatre, radio, and film projects he manipulated sound with an expert hand.
Although acting and directing soon claimed Welles's attention, he remained a passionate, knowledgeable listener, and in his theatre, radio, and film projects he manipulated sound with an expert hand.
Although acting and directing claimed Welles's attention, he remained a passionate, knowledgeable listener, and in his theatre, radio, and film projects he manipulated sound with an expert hand.
