Sing Sing
ROLLING
STONE
It
was a privilege to watch and listen...
SYDNEY
MORNING HERALD
Sing
Sing was presented by the Victorian Arts Centre in association with
Next Wave Festival and played to sell-out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne
and Port Moresby.
Sing
Sing brought together songwriters, musicians and dancers from Papua
New Guinea, the Torres Straight Islands, Aboriginal and white Australia
for a series of concerts exploring traditional and contemporary culture.
The respective music scenes of these regions are vibrant and quickly
gaining world recognition - yet are rarely joined together. Sing Sing
explored the often shared musical heritage and experience of the performers,
the cultural and historical links between their islands and peoples
(carried via the trade boats running between the islands), and the distinctive
stories and sounds of each of the performers "Ples"' (place).
The
performing space was transformed through inspired stage design and spectacular
projected images of Australian, Torres Strait Islander and Papua New
Guinean landscapes, creating a kaleidoscope of colours and contours
evoking the regions of these peoples.
Sing
Sing was musically directed by renowned performer and producer David
Bridie.
The
Sing Sing artists:
Melbourne:
Not Drowning, Waving (David Bridle, John Phillips, Russet Bradley,
Papua
New Guinea: George Telek, Ben Hakalitz, Pius Wasi, Jack David, Charles
Kalweh, Jack Kau, Buruka Tau.
Torres
Strait Islands: Albert David. Jeanette Fabila, Sam Barsah.
Aboriginal:
Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Frances Williams, Eben Roach.
Sound:
Stuart McPhee,
Slides
& Projections: Ian de Gruchy,
Stage
Design: Wendy Black, Ian de Gruchy
Stage
Manager: Margaret Lloyd.
Sydney
State Theatre - Saturday May 25
Melbourne
Concert Hall Sunday May 26
Schools"
Performance -Tuesday May 28
Port
Moresby, PNG - Saturday June 1
