ROAD SHOW

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A Bidayuh woman, Sarawak. Still from NOTHINGKNOWN installation.

Andrew Garton, Australian poet, composer and media artist travels the world and shares his reflections on people, culture and the environments that both nurture and nourish them.

ROAD SHOW draws on 30 years of writing, travelling and asking no more than the preservation of diversity, dignity and a fair go for all.

Contents

Introduction

ROAD SHOW – the essence at the edge of thing, draws its inspiration from the commons - that which we have lost, must regain access to and repair. The project draws into a single conduit over 20 years of travelling, writing, performance, production and advocacy. It reflects on the natural environment, the people, cultures and practices that know these spaces and our need to revive our deeper associations with that which nurtures and nourishes us all.

Background

For more than a third of my life I have shot, recorded, produced, witnessed and written about the commons, the diminishing cultures, a contraction of knowledge and wisdom, the rise of mediocrity, and the homogenisation, automation and dehumanisation of food, clothing and education.

In spite of all that challenges and harms, the human spirit endures. ROAD SHOW is a story of people and the commons, from what the road has taught I return to it, to re-connect the dots, along with the many others who reach through the malaise to breath hope into the petri dish – stories of broken and liberated folk and songs drawing on the essence at the edge of things.

ROAD SHOW Cape Town builds on the fledgling collaboration commenced in early 2008 with Alex Bozas and Andrew Parker. It draws from their expertise, passions and networks, bringing together performers and artists for whom doing nothing is not an option!

Production brief

Production debut of a ROAD SHOW proof of concept in Cape Town that:

  1. Provides audiences with an artists response to the global movement of populations across borders, cultures and environment.
  2. Profiles a collaboration between Andrew Garton, Benguela and special guests;
  3. Debuts a new work, Homeworld Drift, by Garton's international Terminal Quartet project;
  4. Provides a mix of music, spoken word / poetry and visual counterpoints to them;
  5. Brings together musicians, projection and installation artists;

The project will require:

  1. A suitable venue;
  2. Collaborating artists representing the South African diaspora;
  3. Support from equipement suppliers;
  4. Strong marketing;
  5. Accessible ticketing costs;
  6. Three weeks of rehearsal time and space;
  7. Passion, compassion and respect.

Content

ROAD SHOW includes:

  • Collaborative composition, Home World Drift (based on the Drift_Theory format);
  • Solo and / or rehearsed works;
  • Poetry / spoken word;
  • Works from guest artists / performers;
  • Stylised video projections and installations.

Production roles

Australian and South African teams listed here.

Outputs

List of outputs, from performance to recorded works.

Rights

Any copyright issues. Proposed majority of materials released under an agreed to Creative Commons license.

Resources required

Audio

Video

Extras

Schedule

Preliminary schedule of appearances, exhibitions, etc.

  • 2008-Oct: Nothing Known proof of concept installation, ESC im Labor, Oct 2008
  • 2009-Jul: Debut trial performance / installation, New Space Theatre, Cape Town, Sth Africa
  • 2009-Sep: One year residency, Dunmoochin, Victoria, commences.

Budget

Tracking personal, in-kind costs and any funds that may be raised towards the project.

Supporting materials

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