In association with Kath Papas Productions & FUSE, Darebin's contemporary, multi-arts festival
Three performers weave an aural and visual journey through a landscape of water and shadow, conjuring unseen worlds with sublime vocals and soaring soundscapes. Drawing on the interlocking rhythms of gamelan, bending pitch and time with water, OF FROGS is a contemporary ritual of human connection and disruption to nature.
"...each musician becomes part of each instrument they encounter, allowing their bodies to become part of the sound making. I lean forward almost out of my seat to watch the water tip, swirl under the gentle hands of a musician." - Megan Steller
This production uses haze.
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Co-creator, vocalist/musician: Ria Soemardjo Co-creator, writer/director: Sandra Fiona Long Collaborators/Multi-instrumentalists: Ron Reeves & Jeremy Dullard Lighting designer: Emma Lockhart-Wilson Creative Producer: Kath Papas Productions
Stage Manager/Lighting operator: Cole McKenna Promotional image: Darren Gill Production image: Gregory Lorenzutti Video documentation: Cobie Orger
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, 189 High St, Preston, 3070, View Map
189 High St , Preston 3070
The ensemble with drum heads; image by Gregory Lorenzutti
The ensemble splashes their hands in a tub of water; image by Gregory Lorenzutti
Ron Reeves blows into a seashell; image by Gregory Lorenzutti
Shadow puppetry projects on a drum head; image by Gregory Lorenzutti
Performance Dates
7 - 17 September Wed - Fri 8pm | Sat 2pm & 8pm
Venue
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, Studio 1 189 High Street, Northcote
Duration
60mins, no interval