"When I look at the stars, it makes me want to tell a story,
Up there, it's a reflection of our dreaming."
Wayne Thorpe on role of the night sky in preserving his culture.
Lead and advised by First Nations people, Grandmother Moon was an exploration of astronomy and our earth, through the lens of aboriginal culture and storytelling. Using installation art, physical performance, music and puppetry, Grandmother Moon engaged the school, community an artists us in the connection of the stars, planets and our earth through Dreaming.
Grandmother Moon was an immersive, site-specific, interactive performance-installation work. Grandmother Moon was created across two terms, from February to May 2021. Artists began development of the work with a 3-day Engine Room Residency through Arena Theatre in 2020.
Presented by the Maharishi School + Barking Spider Visual Theatre
This Education Partnership is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria
Artistic Team
Artistic Director, Script Writer and Producer - Penelope Bartlau
Shadow Puppet Director and Lighting Designer - Jason Lehane
Sound Designer and Composer - Chloë Violette Smith.
Parade Director and Production Manager - Emma Telford
Videographer - Sarah Walker
Photographer - Oleksandr Pogorilyi
Aboriginal Cultural Consultant - Troy Firebrace
Acknowledgement of Country - Uncle Trevor Gallagher
Singer - Breanna Wilson
Huge thanks to the teachers and staff at the Maharishi School
Special thanks to Leisa James - Art Teacher and Tour de Force!
This residency took place on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
23 май 2021
