Swerve Drivers Community Participation Activity
This poster promoting this participatory opportunity was displayed at Shop Neutral Prahran Market and City of Stonnington Libraries. The participation activity viewable via this link and an introductory email was sent to all schools identified in the City of Stonnington, our network’s school contacts and local teacher environment networks. This activity was also promoted via social media and formed the original content of project webpage, which has evolved as the project progressed through its stages.
Swerve Drivers Promotional Materials
Promotional image utilised for social media and online promotion with dancer Emma Riches. Image by Scott Lewis.
Image left poster utilised for hard copy flyer and neighbourhood poster and image right used as tile for Instagram posts.
Trio of images utilised for Melbourne Fringe Festival program showing dancer Emma Riches. Images by Scott Lewis.
Promotional Video utilised for instagram and facebook paid advertising.
Promotional video utilised for paid instagram advertising.
Emma Riches performing Swerve Drivers at Prahran Square. Image by Minna Lappalainen.
SWERVE DRIVERS copy for promotional webpage
PRAHRAN SQUARE OCT 9-11
Swerve Drivers is an immersive projection dance performance that explores new ways of existing. How can we swerve away from climate catastrophe and socio-ecological fracture? Instinctively through the body, we explore tactics and rituals to process climate grief and invigorate imagination, connection, empowerment and innovation. The dancer morphs with creatures and technology, creating new transcendent humans. They are Swerve Drivers, here to hold and guide us, floating freely, unhindered from patriarchal powers stuck in archaic destructive approaches. They connect us with a far more fascinating way of being, where nature is our kin and innovation is revered.
Swerve Drivers was developed in response to escalating extreme weather events and climatic change. Its intention is as an antidote to fear and despondence, to process climate grief, inspire and energise regeneration and as a balm to create a feeling of empowerment, connection and inspiration through interactive live art. Over 100 young people contributed drawings of imagined Swerve Driver characters, which have been woven into the performance.
You’re invited into the work: observe in stillness, move or dance - however your body needs.
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Credits
Community Participation by Minna Lappalainen and Vince Tuoak
Choreography and Dance by Emma Riches
Projection art and soundscape design by Caroline Packham
Soundscape editing by Lilith Lane
With music by Baxter Avalon, and Nctrn and Beatrice Doh from freemusicarchive.com and spoken word by Jodi Newcombe
Costume design by Nick Wilson and Erin Hall
Projection performance by Minna Lappalainen, Lilith Lane, Nick Wilson, Lachlan Plain, Jet Min.
Climate spirals imagery by Ed Hawkins
Special thanks to Atticus Media, Storyscape, Dan Karalus, Pip Chandler, Glen Newman, Ben Weir and all our friends for all your help and support.
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