Axon by Speak Percussion's Bespoke Artists

Next date: Friday, 20 September 2024 | 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM

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Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Axon is a weekend of sonic experiments and music conceived and presented by Speak Percussion’s Bespoke Artists. This intimate showcase features live performances of 12 interdisciplinary works, split into 4 concert programs across 3 days, at Darebin Arts Centre. 

From synthesisers to erhu, experimental chamber orchestra to audio-visual performance-installation, witness these 12 inventive music makers share their newest ideas, fascinations and most recent artistic work.

Axons are the primary transmission lines of our nervous systems, which enable the communication of information between different parts of the body. This weekend of concerts aims to enable and encourage new connections and transmissions of information amongst and between the artists, their works and you: the audience.   

“Speak Percussion’s Bespoke Artists are some of the most inventive new music makers working in Melbourne. For the past 18 months, the presenting 12 artists have been supported by us and by each other, to take the next steps in their careers: to forge their own pathway and consolidate their own idiosyncratic vision for music making. Their Axon program of experiments and new works gives the broader community a wonderful opportunity to experience their fledgling ideas and artistic practices as they evolve and materialise.” - Speak Percussion

Image by: Darren Gill

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Running time

Each concert program runs approximately 90mins, no interval.

Content Warnings

Some works contain dynamic sound, loud noise, flickering light and high contrast image changes.

Schedule & Program

Schedule
Friday 20 September

7pm: Axon - White

Saturday 21 September
1pm: Axon - White | 3pm: Axon - Brown | 5pm: Axon - Pink | 7pm: Axon - Blue 

Sunday 22 September
1pm: Axon - Blue | 3pm: Axon - Pink | 5pm: Axon - Brown


Axon - White
Knots that Bind (excerpt)     Jaslyn Robertson 
Fishing Song #9                    Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung  
Re:emote                               Bridget Bourne 


Axon - Brown
A Brilliant Seagull                 Alexander Meagher 
Charcoal XX                          Callum G'Froerer (Sunday only)
Omni-Omni                           Jesse Vivante  


Axon - Pink
Wavefunction                      James Paul 
The Elevator Child               Andrew Saragossi 
Wind Down                          Anusha Yellapragada  


Axon - Blue
Bad Ambulance                   Jack Palmer  
Live (2024)                          Ollie Cox 
/Esis                                       Rachel Lewindon

Creative Team

Bespoke Artist
Alexander Meagher
Andrew Saragoss
Anusha Yellapragada
Bridget Bourne
Callum G’Froerer 
Jack Palmer
James Paul
Jaslyn Robertson
Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung
Jesse Vivante
Ollie Cox
Rachel Lewindon

Speak Percussion
CEO & Executive Producer
: Ashley Dyer
Special Projects Producer: Biddy Connor
Administration & Marketing Coordinator: Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung
Lighting Designer/Mentor: Bronwyn Pringle

About Speak Percussion

Speak Percussion takes percussive art to its physical and conceptual extremes.  We shape the sounds of 21st century Australian percussion music through the creation and presentation of ambitious arts projects.  Internationally recognised as a leader in the fields of experimental and contemporary classical music, Speak redefines the potential of percussion.   From solo concerts to massed sound events, interdisciplinary projects to sound installations, participatory work to album releases, our “breathtakingly impressive” (The West Australian) work is presented locally and globally in concert halls, theatres, galleries and site-specific locations. Speak Percussion has been responsible for 220+ commissions and premieres of new percussion works, contributing new 21st Century masterworks to the global percussion repertoire.

About Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Darebin Arts Speakeasy is Darebin City Council’s award-winning year-round program of contemporary theatre, dance, circus and live art. For 12 years, the program has curated and invested in new work, offering audiences a dynamic and diverse mix of stories that matter to the community, celebrate culture, and reflect the times we’re living in.

 

 


Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy, as part of FUSE.

Axon is made possible with the support of Creative Australia, Creative Victoria and the Robert Salzer Foundation.

Black and white logo of Creative Australia     Creative Victoria logo    The Robert Saltzer Foundation logo in black text     Speak Percussion logo in black text   Fuse Darebin logo in black text

When

  • Friday, 20 September 2024 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Saturday, 21 September 2024 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  • Saturday, 21 September 2024 | 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
  • Saturday, 21 September 2024 | 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
  • Saturday, 21 September 2024 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
  • Sunday, 22 September 2024 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  • Sunday, 22 September 2024 | 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
  • Sunday, 22 September 2024 | 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Location

Darebin Arts Centre, 401 Bell Street, Preston, 3072, View Map

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