Co- Design Work
Co- Design Work
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The Artistic Intelligence Symposium
The Artistic Intelligence Symposium
The Artistic Intelligence Symposium was part of Alter State Festival 2024, supported by Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), Arts Centre Melbourne and the City of Yarra.
Alter State is Arts Centre Melbourne’s Disability- Led Arts initiative engaging artists and audiences from Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand).
The Demographic Dance OFF
The Demographic Dance OFF
The Demographic Dance OFF (TDDO) is a humble collective of artists who identify as coming from either IBPOC, Deaf/ Disabled, LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Demographic Dance OFF (TDDO) is a humble collective of artists who identify as coming from either IBPOC, Deaf/ Disabled, LGBTQIA+ communities.
The central aim of The Demographic Dance OFF’s is to experiment with concepts that have seeded from the members personal stories, expressed through abstract dance and/or live performance art.
The central aim of The Demographic Dance OFF’s is to experiment with concepts that have seeded from the members personal stories, expressed through abstract dance and/or live performance art.
The Demographic Dance OFF unite with similar values in creating accessible and inclusive creative community space to playfully experiment and immerse audiences.
The Demographic Dance OFF unite with similar values in creating accessible and inclusive creative community space to playfully experiment and immerse audiences.
Where do I Begin
Where do I Begin
The Where do I Begin?? (Passive Show) was the second of two interlaced events presented for Melbourne Fringe 2021 Amplified by Jewel Box.
The Demographic Dance OFF explored the identity and making warm of cold digital barrier during the strict 2021 Covid lock downs in Victoria.
Poetic Auslan, movement and live low-frequency sounds hosted an opportunity for audiences to choose their level of engagement, either to veiw or physically participate in the show. The shows were non verbal highlighting the beauty of intuitive practice while advocating for better access to be met.
Reviews
‘…immersive live art that plays with the audience/performer relationship in a way that is highly engaging and innovative – it was a beautifully nuanced and vibrant show that offered a rich immersion in interpretive dance and poetic Auslan.’
~ Eilysh Toose, Melbourne Fringe Producer on Where do I Begin??
‘..such an organic performance, entrancing ambient sound and such an elegant concept.’
~audience member at Where do I Begin??
Where do I Begin?? Passive Show was made possible by the following contributors
The Demographic Dance OFF's
Inclusive Creative Producer/ Director/ Co Creator Pearl Blackk
Dancer and Co creator- Elvin Lam
Acknowledgement to Country and Poetic Auslan Performance Artist Co creator- Chelle Destefano
Community Performer/ Co Creator- Mayumi Mullins
Big thanks to
Iron Rose for the Acknowledgement to Country and Sensory Friendly Soundscape
Technical Operator- Aaron C Jackson
Video Editor - Alexis Desaulniers-Lea
This project was kindly supported by the team at Melbourne Fringe and Amplified by Jewel Box Grants 2021
'i am' Visual Notes- AAV Museum of Us Commission 2020.mp4The Museum of Us
The Museum of Us
"I am"
"I am"
Visual Notes
Visual Notes
I am’ An integrated access aesthetic development. The developments documentation included consultation with Deaf and Disabled peers and allies. This phase one development visual draft was Audio Described and scripted in Consultation and by Nilgun Guven (Vitae Veritas).
‘I am’ lends time to focusing creatively on restoring one’s own sensory experience. It comprises components such as the exploration of sight, sound and vibration. ‘I am’ was symbolically designed, choreographed and signed to steep subtly into themes of an Intercultural expression of Deaf Disabled experience aimed to unify audiences within its multilateral form.
I hope to demonstrate through this early attempt at a visual vernacular (Story through Auslan and visual signals), that an accessible welcoming future is about the integrity of the work, so the ego needs to be set aside. It’s not just about creating complex ideas around access but rather, about the correct application of access as a foundation experimentation is an afterthought. ‘I am’ is an example of finding your identity and where one places their value.
Chelle Destefano is a deaf Visual artist she plays character one. It is here where there is a need to note that her hands are out of the playing area inside the zoom frame losing visual information for Auslan users. This demonstration offers captioning and transcription to compensate for the error in filming. In saying this ‘I am’ also demonstrates two lessons to my future self and perhaps others. 1. Accessibility and Inclusion are key and 2. It’s ok to make mistakes don’t let your ego get the better of you; make room to learn as much as you can about access and continue to grow and research in a respectful and ethical manner. See video for list of credits
Woven Theatre
Gasworks Arts Park 2019 - The Glade
Gasworks Arts Park 2019 - The Glade
Produced and directed by Pearl Blackk, devised over a duration of 6 weeks with the support of local performers, and narrators, Inclusive Arts Practitioner Nilgun Guven, Choreographer Trudy Radburn, Sound Producer Lisa Greenaway AKA LAPKAT and Artist Support Marjetka- Krizanic.
First performed in two showings at The Glade, Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday 2 March 2019. There is more room in the scope to further develop the choreography.
Sound design for 6 speakers (3 groups) surrounding the audience and roving performers. Sounds moved in a horizontal, circular flow around them. During the live performance, live narration was mixed with the sounds and music.
Music included:
Amadou Suso: 'Suso Kunda - Sunjata'
Sophia Tuv: 'My Heart' and 'Walking in the Gardens'
Sound design by Lisa Greenaway. With the assistance of MAV and Omer Haber with speaker installation design and installation, and live show mix,
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/304982087039532/
This project has been supported by The City of Port Phillip through the Cultural Development Fund.
Woven respectfully acknowledges the Yalukit Wilam Clan of the Boon Wurrung where first devised and shown. Woven Pays its Respects to elders both past and present. Woven acknowledges and upholds their continuing relationship to this land.
The Village Storyteller
The Village Storyteller i was a character rised from the murky waters bulling and harassment. The Storytellers focus was on sharing a strong message of individuality and self acceptance. The the stories were entertaining, thought provoking, inclusive and were open to the general public and involved a small amount of audience participation.
Filmed and edited by Rachel Edward
Reviews
'Speaks to difficult topic's'
'Intriguing Stories'
Adjudicator Small Scratches AAV - David Woods
RAG Theatre
Produced By Cathy Horsely, Directed By Scott Gooding and Artistic Accosiate Trudy Radburn. RAG Theatre are an award winning ensemble of performers who create group devised theatre based on the cast's diverse experiences. Pearl's, membership to the ensemble lead to rekindling her interest in performance and and inclination to wanting to produce and direct inclusive theatre. Pearl has performed in two seasons one of which lead to performing at The Alex Theatre Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017.
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