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Of Frogs

Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy

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

Content Warnings

This production uses haze.

Reviews

SBS Indonesia Radio Interview

Creative Team

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

Production & Media Team

Stage Manager/Lighting operator: Cole McKenna
Promotional image: Darren Gill
Production image: Gregory Lorenzutti
Video documentation: Cobie Orger