Conservatory: Chapter 4
Sticky Transformation
They let go of the past, perform a sticky balancing act, and gain a transformative new perspective.
Something magical happened when the character in the greenhouse saw the crowds outside for the first time. People pressed up against the glass to connect with this strange and lovely creature.
Huge thanks to the team who made this possible and to #glowwinterartsfestival for having us!
@niow_niow@mh_and_co@sharyn.brand@nicholas.moloney@additive.lighting@harry__dowling@emilytomlins@soh_la@piajohnsonphotography@whatsonstonnington
#kulincountry
ID: A person in a metallic costume within an illuminated greenhouse. They reache out to touch the hand of a child on the outside through the glass of the window.
Conservatory: Chapter 3
Fairy floss in the Rain
Time passes slowly, until the arrival of a surprise birthday present. The rain washes away the fairy floss, as they embark on a new adventure.
Thanks to all those who braved the weather last night. Amazing the rain inside the greenhouse coincided with the downpour outside!
Closing night tonight!
#glowwinterartsfestival @whatsonstonnington@niow_niow@mh_and_co@sharyn.brand@additive.lighting@nicholas.moloney@harry__dowling
📷 @nardashanley
ID: A person wearing a party hat and a pink bow in their hair stands beneath fairy light in an illuminated greenhouse. People in silhouette watch on through the window.
Conservatory: Chapter 2
Odette's Dream
The character tried turning into a plush bunny, falls asleep in the clouds and dreams a beautiful and strange dream.
Thanks to @piajohnsonphotography for the gorgeous photographs ❤️
@niow_niow@mh_and_co
#glowwinterartsfestival
@whatsonstonnington
ID: a person in a cat costume sleeps in the embrace of a giant, pink, plush bunny.
Conservatory: Chapter One
In the Beginning
A solitary being discovers and creates their world, searches for a friend and finds a magical cloud in an unlikely place.
Congrats to the team on an amazing opening night performance! Chapter One complete. Three more to go! 🌟🌟🌟
Thanks to everyone who came along - the kids with their noses pressed up against the glass, the adults fielding questions of ‘Are they a cat or a possum?’, the people on the benches settling in to watch the flow and those who glimpsed an unexpected moment, whilst juggling prams, glow sticks and hot chips, on their way past. 🙏
@niow_niow@mh_and_co@sharyn.brand@nicholas.moloney@additive.lighting@harry__dowling@emilytomlins@soh_la@piajohnsonphotography
#glowwinterartsfestival @whatsonstonnington
ID: inside an illuminated greenhouse, a person in costume sits on a bed staring up at a glowing cloud hanging from a string
All set for opening night of Conservatory at #glowwinterartsfestival tonight!
It’s been lovely working with @nicholas.moloney and @additive.lighting to create this beautiful lighting.
Chookas to @niow_niow@sharyn.brand and the team for opening night!
Join us live at the greenhouse or via livestream. Link in bio.
Rehearsing in the greenhouse is kind of chilly this time of year… 🥶
Welcoming @emilytomlins and @harry__dowling to the Conservatory team for #glowwinterartsfestival 15-18 June. Link in bio.
ID: Three people around a table in a greenhouse full of plants. They wear warm clothes. There are multiple laptops and digital instruments on the table.
@whatsonstonnington@niow_niow@sharyn.brand
Rehearsals for Glow next week have been feeling like a combination of remembering and reimagining.
@sharyn.brand has been composing some new tunes too…
ID: Laptops and a keyboard on a purple table in a greenhouse full of lush green plants.
@niow_niow@mh_and_co@whatsonstonnington
#glowwinterartsfestival #glow2023 #music #sounddesign #performance #greenhouse #conservatory2020 #conservatory2023
🌱Conservatory returns to Central Park for Glow Winter Arts Festival 15-18 June 2023.
🌱It’s been a couple of years since we premiered this work in Nov 2020, see how the plants have grown!
🌱This durational work will be presented this time in episodes, across the four nights of the festival. Come down in person, or watch the livestream, or both! Free.
🌱Link in bio.
@niow_niow@mh_and_co@sharyn.brand@additive.lighting@soh_la@piajohnsonphotography@stonningtoncitycouncil@whatsonstonnington
ID: Vibrant green and purple plants, through the window of a greenhouse.
#performance #theatreofplants #greenhouse #conservatory #plants #multispeciesworld #glowwinterartsfestival #glow2023 #gettingthebandbacktogether #linkinbio
The Audience. Without whom the work would not exist. Thanks to all who took part in all the different ways.
Image: colour photo of a performance inside a greenhouse at night. The performer is reaching out inside the glass to an audience member, their hands touching through the glass. In the foreground another audience member watches the livestream on their phone. Both the performance through the windows and the live stream glow with an eerie blue and gold light, framed in black shadow.
The star of the show! @niow_niow
For those interested in a little bit of trivia @niow_niow and @mh_and_co first worked together on a @melbfringe show called The Bat*tle by Lally Katz at the Organ Factory theatre in 1998. The Blue Cat Costume featured here is almost as old! It won a fashion competition at MudFest 1999 - the same time their long-term collaboration was born on another Katz play - Tabitha to Saturn (Guild Theatre, 1999). This was also the first of many collaborations with @fudj whose beautiful lighting is featured in Conservatory. 💜
@melbfringe@mudfestarts
Image: a picture of a person with short, dark hair, wearing blue furry cat ears on a headband. They are holding a blue furry cat costume against themselves, as if trying it on, or remembering. The whole image glows in a blue light.
#longtermcollaboration #oldfriends #performancephotography #collaboration #lightingdesign #design #light #night #nighttimephotography #cats #greenhouse #conservatory2020 #melbfringe #melbfringe2020 #rehearsal #performance #performanceinstallation #environmentalperformance #experimental #experimentalart #live #livestream #pandemicart #pandemicperformance #newform #durational #durationalperformance #performersofinstagram #melbourneparks #boonwurrungcountry
📷 @piajohnsonphotography
Adjusting the cameras, part of this world
📷 @piajohnsonphotography
Image: Photo of a performer standing on a table in a greenhouse at night. They are leaning over to reach and adjust a camera on a tripod. They wear a tutu-like costume of a metallic blue leotard and skirt and bracelets of cellophane and tape. There are plants and strips of LED lighting in the background producing an eerie blue and green glow.
#photography #performancephotography #collaboration #lightingdesign #design #light #night #nighttimephotography #plants #greenhouse #conservatory2020 #melbfringe #melbfringe2020 #rehearsal #performance #performanceinstallation #performer #environmentalperformance #experimental #experimentalart #live #livestream #pandemicart #pandemicperformance #newform #durational #durationalperformance #plantsofinstagram #melbourneparks #boonwurrungcountry
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