Carnival D'Mar in 2012
In conjunction with the Festival of the Sea, Carnival D'Mar (Carnival of the Sea) will provide an immersive environment for an audience to explore. Inspired by Peter and the Wolf, Carnivale D'Mar will celebrate the capture of the ‘Kraken’ that has been terrorising seafaring folk from these parts for generations. The performance will incorporate puppetry, music, dance, circus, physical theatre and clowning into a high energy, fun and slightly macabre experience of a community’s cathartic expression of liberation. It will begin with a parade as the jubilant Peter and his bird lead sailors bearing the offending Kraken to the delight of children, who rush around trying to touch the slimy monster, and the people dancing in celebration of the heroic effort that has freed them from a terrible tyranny. The parade will travel from the Albany Entertainment Centre, along the refurbished foreshore to the Boat Shed, the home of the Festival of the Sea. On arrival at the performance arena, the audience will discover a carnival, where the festivities will commence in earnest. The carnival will be reminiscent of the old sideshow alleys and pier fairs, with clockwork and mechanical ‘fortune telling’ machines, laughing clowns, puppet booths (Punch and Judy style retelling the heroics of Peter’s encounter with the Kraken), freak shows, aerial circus displays and a clown on stilts handing out balloons. As the fair wears on the revellers come to terms with the Kraken (ever-present and wriggling in the corner), and turn the festivity of the ‘capture of the beast’ into a sincere wonder at the animal’s magnificence and which culminates in a fire spectacular beneath the setting sun.
Members will be involved in the creation, development and realisation of all characters, puppets, booths, stalls, exhibits and other carnival features. They will contribution significantly to the design and construction of the parade, as well as the choreography of circus routines and dance sequences and, working closely with SEA tutors, will be responsible for any script material that arises.
The theme of the Carnival is
Steampunk.
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain — that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or more recently Philip Pullman.
Visual Artists, puppet makers and performers Sandy O’Doherty and Jane Davies will work with interested youth to develop the visual concept for the Carnival
Creative Development has begun!
January School Holidays
Mon 23rd - Fri 27th January 2012
We’re looking for crafty inventive kids to make, create and test drive props, accessories, games and sets to the theme of Steampunk.
Sat/Sun 3/4 December +
Sat/Sun 10/11 December
A free workshop over two weekends in December to develop costumes and characters to be showcased at the City of Albany
Christmas Celebration.
DETAILS
WORKSHOPS: 10am – 2pm SEA studio
3rd & 4th of December
10th & 11th of December
CHRISTMAS IN THE COVE (Christmas Pageant): 17TH December
October School Holidays
Mon 3rd October – Fri 7th October
Mon 10th October – Fri 14th October
Spider's Web
Spider's Web is a high energy hit of aerial circus, contemporary dance, animation and rock climbing, under a dazzling lighting design. Fresh from their experiences at the International Festival of Theatre by and with Young People in Sweden and Denmark earlier this year, Director Simon Clarke and Choreographer Symantha Parr worked with circus director Beth O’Neill to guide the young members of SEA in the development of a visually rich and physically enchanting production,
Spider’s Web.
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