▁A gg iss ▁and ▁Billy ▁C owie ▁to ▁create ▁' B anda ▁Band a '. ▁A gg iss ▁described ▁the ▁cre ative ▁process : ▁' We ▁gave ▁the ▁perform ers ▁their ▁voice , ▁inv iting ▁each ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁In ▁one ▁section , ▁a ▁sparse ▁gest ural ▁piece ▁arose ▁from ▁Out s ider ▁Per former ▁Eric ▁Gran th am ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Bright on ' s ▁Bo oth ▁Bird ▁Museum ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁interest ▁in ▁flying .' ▁' B anda ▁Band a ' ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁I CA ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Time ▁Out / D ance ▁Um bre lla ▁Award . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Time ▁Out ▁review , ▁' B anda ▁Band a ▁sh at ters ▁the ▁comfortable ▁ill usion ▁that ▁art ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁rever ed ▁as ▁the ▁special ▁preserve ▁of ▁the ▁gift ed ▁few . ▁The ▁performance ▁str esses ▁that ▁the ▁arts ▁are ▁an ▁in valu able ▁means ▁of ▁self ▁expression ▁and ▁that ▁cre ativity ▁is ▁lat ent ▁in , ▁and ▁essential ▁to , ▁everyone , ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁label led ▁as ▁amateur , ▁professional , ▁disabled ▁or ▁not .' ▁ ▁A gg iss ▁and ▁C owie ▁created ▁three ▁more ▁shows ▁with ▁the ▁company : ▁' La ▁S oupe ' ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁' The ▁Sur geon ' s ▁W alt z ' ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁' R ice ▁Rain '