Creative & Performing Arts Events
Upcoming CAPA Events
SURVEILLANCE & PERFORMANCE: Who's Watching Who?
2-6 October 2013
Creative and Performing Arts students from the School of Creative Arts present a festival of contemporary performance, engaging with the act of observing and being observed, surveillance and sousveillance.
Opening night is 2 October at 7PM at Watt Space, Auckland Street, Newcastle.
During the week there will be a variety of live performances, video footage from existing surveillance systems and performance installations including...
THE LOCKER ROOM
You Looking at Me: a durational performance installation exploring the act of observing, peep holes and Who is watching Who?
Solo: a series of solo performances of the people we meet.
THE LITTLE ROOM
Stories from the Street: a series of short narrative story-telling performances (probably 2x 30mins). Students create narratives and characters from the simple act of sitting in one place and 'watching the world go by'.
I See: a video performance of two visitors to an Art Gallery about the act of looking – filmed using an existing surveillance system in an Art Gallery setting.
Surveillance Camera Performances: a number of videos of the classics adapted and performed for surveillance cameras around Newcastle – including Waiting for Godot, Brief Encounter, The Chairs, Crime and Punishment.
THE MAIN ROOM
Lost in the Supermarket: a choreographed performance interacting with an in-store security system videoed using existing surveillance systems. Includes a live performance on opening night with remnants for rest of season, as well as videos, paintings and an interactive puzzle play set.
Its Not Me It's You: an audio work created spontaneously and gifted to the subject. A 'detective' follows a person and constructs a narrative of their journey and gives it to them.
Recent CAPA Events
Another World of Popular Entertainments International Conference
12-14 June 2013
After the success of the first Popular Entertainments International Conference (2009) the convenors are issuing a call for papers for a second conference, inviting participants from a range of complementary disciplines: theatre and performance studies, health, history, psychology, visual culture and music as well as performing arts curators and archivists to engage in the analysis as well as the celebration of popular entertainments from a global and multi-disciplinary perspective. For more information click here.
Grotto Project 04: Exhibition & Performance
6pm 13-15 June 2013
The Grotto Project: Exhibition & Performance is an exciting extension of the Creative And Performing Arts (CAPA) program at the Ourimbah campus. The Grotto Project provides a safe environment for students and invited professional artists to trial specualtive and experimental approaches to art making with a public audience.
This even will commence at 6pm in the Fine Arts building with an exhibition titled Play With Colour. Curated by Karen Dimmock, this exhibition explores the idea of Colour across a variety of artworks presented by students and professional artists. Exhibition admission by gold coin donation.
At 7:30pom an eclectic series of short, innovative performance works developed by undergraduate students will be presented in the Drama Studio under the artistic direction of Dr Jocelyn McKinnon with technical assistance provided by Mr Leigh Collins. Performance Admission $5.00
LIMITED SEATING: For bookings contact Louise Manning ph: 02 4348 4323