Division of Time (2025)

For Cello and Yamaha Disklavier Piano

With optional choreography by Gandini Juggling

Commissioned by National Sawdust and VisionIntoArt

Duration: 60 minutes

Division of Time, an evening-length work for cello, Yamaha Disklavier™ piano and jugglers, features cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and London-based Gandini Juggling performing music composed by Eric Nathan with choreography by Gandini Juggling, in a celebration and exploration of music, movement, and technology. Structured in ten sections inspired by the numerals 0 through 9, Division of Time speaks about humanity and its relationship to numbers, weaving a dramatic arc that is both thrilling and touching, complex and visceral, poetic and humorous.

The work can be performed as a stand-alone work for cello and player piano (Yamaha Disklavier) or with choreography by the Gandini Juggling.

The world premiere with choreography takes place on March 25, 2025 at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, co-presented by VisionIntoArt. The work will tour beginning in the 2026-27 season.

Photos below are from a workshop performance in fall 2025 at Brown University, made possible by the Brown Arts Institute.

Photos by Daniel Oxenhandler, VisionIntoArt