Quiet by Nature

Premiered at Commonwealth Games Festival 2018

Explore with a kayak and a torch, keep your eyes and ears peeled for the unusual and ‘wild’ life of the area. A truly immersive performance experience that encapsulates the natural beauty of the urban waterways. Quiet by Nature premiered along the Currumbin Estuary in Bleach* Festival and the Commonwealth Games Festival 2018.

Creative Team

Director & Performer: Alicia Harvie

Co-Directors & Performers: Ashleigh White & Viviane Frehner

Performers: Travers Ross, Andrea Mirabile, Gabrielle Miller, Tammy Zarb, Midori Lotz & Geraldine Balcazar

Sound Design: Guy Webster

Costume Design: Mimi Dennett

Photography: Art-Work Agency

Videographer: Christopher Boyd - Glass Media

Acknowledgements

Bleach* The Gold Coast Festival 2017 first development of the work titled “Hindsight” and final larger scale work 2018, Festival 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 and The City of Gold Coast: Regional Arts Development Fund GENERATE 2017 and 2018.

Performances

Bleach* Festival 2017 at Little Tallebugera Creek and sold out season in Bleach* Festival/Commonwealth Games Festival 2018, at Currumbin Estuary.

Reviews and Publicity

Featured article in Limelight - Australian’s Classical Music and Arts Magazine and featured article in We Are Gold Coast.

“Quiet by Nature, one of our world premieres and commissions for Bleach Festival 2018 was one of my favourite experiences this year. It was such a fantastic use of the space and the way the artists celebrated and worked with the Currumbin Estuary to bring to life the natural habitats through dance and sound composition as we paddled across the moonlit waterway was such a stunning and delightful experience. Quiet by Nature was a project that was supported in our Bleach Lab in 2017 and it was fantastic to see the work come to fruition in its full form in April 2018.'“

Louise Bezzina - Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival and former Artistic Director/CEO Bleach* Festival