EMERGENCE: BUILD YOUR OWN BEING


The Emergence prototype was held at The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Oct 11-12 2005 to an overwhelming response from audience and industry.

UPDATE: Emergence has received support from the Australia Council and will now be developed into a full-scale production to be premiered at the Sydney Opera House in 2007 and then toured nationally.

2007 PREMIERE DATES:

Canberra Street Theatre: 1 Aug- 4 Aug.
The Studio, Sydney Opera House: 20th Aug - 26th Aug.
Melbourne Arts House: Sept 2007 (dates tbc).

“Emergence is no doubt experimenting with technology and successfully integrates aspects of VJ culture into a theatrical production. What is quite unique however is that its style and concept opens it up to a different audience, who are not standard theatre audiences or those that would
necessarily engage in hybrid arts practices.It is incredibly accessible …."
Virginia Hyam, Studio Executive Producer, Sydney Opera House

"This form of innovation that both draws upon research into the experience of everyday life and yet retains the immediacy and openness of live performance should be recognized as at the forefront of contemporary artistic practice today.”
Dr.Charles Merewether
Artistic Director & Curator, 2006 Biennale of Sydney

"It was apparent to all those that were fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to experience Emergence during its season at the Sydney Opera House Studio, that this was a unique and groundbreaking artistic and cultural phenomenon.”
David Opitz
Projects and Production Manager, Metro Screen.

" ….I see [Emergence] as an exemplary model of emerging artists who are practicing and researching new media arts."
Professor Jeffrey Shaw
Executive Director UNSW iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research
Founding Director of the Institute for Visual Media at the ZKM, Germany

“Certainly I found it a most stimulating exploratory performance experience with thought provoking interactivity built into the concept….
I found the gentle humour and quietly challenging propositions very refreshing.”
Tamara Winikoff
Executive Director
NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts)

“Emergence is a fascinating exploration into what a group believes makes for a human being."
The Program Website (Australia Council)

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