A Galaxy of Suns
Premiered at the 2016 Dark MOFO festival in Hobart
Created by Michaela Gleave in collaboration with Amanda Cole and Warren Armstrong
Performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Lighting Design and programming by Toby Knyvett
Lighting programming included translating from the existing pure data app that created the dynamic sounds into vvvv so those sounds could trigger lighting.
A collaboration between Hissy Fit and Australian-Vietnamese actor, director, martial arts specialist, Maria Tran. Staged on the top three floors of the Downey Lane Car Park. Supreme Ultimate explores the ways in which martial arts has informed identities and the ways, particularly in a cinematic context, it uses forms of control and deviancy, restrain and excess to navigate cultural and gendered domains.
Supreme Ultimate was just one part of the larger Women of Fairfield project.
Presented by Powerhouse Youth Theatre, the Museum of Contemporary Art, C3 West and the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
Supreme Ultimate
Created by Hissy Fit and Maria Tran
Hissy Fit is Jade Muratore, Emily O’Connor and Nat Randall
Sound design/compositon by Tom Smith
Technical Production by Andy Lysle at Technical Event Services
Stage Management by Angharad Lindley
Lighting and Interaction Design by Toby K
Mortal Condition premiered at the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre in May 2016.
Concept, Choreographer & Dancer Larissa McGowan
Associate Director & Dramaturge Steve Mayhew
Dancers Thomas Bradley, Kialea Nadine Williams
Composer DJ Tr!p Tyson Hopprich
Choreographic Advisor Lisa Griffiths
Producer Jason Cross, Insite Arts
Featuring the music of Mike Patton
Lighting, Projection, Set Design and Robotics Automation Toby K
The River Eats was remounted by the MCA for a tour to the MMCA in Seoul, South Korea for a one week season. It was part of the New Romance exhibition which features South Korean and Australian artists exploring notions of technology. The exhibition is due to come to Australia in 2016.
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“A standout of Melbourne’s 2012 Next Wave Festival, The River Eats is a visually stunning fable of transformation and desire.”
Cult Magazine – July 2013
“An audio visual assault that could rival Aphex Twin… a beautiful counterpoint to Shoulder’s live action elements”
Pages Digital – Erin Moy – July 8th 2013
Devised, Performed, Costume & Set Design: Justin Shoulder
Video and
Lighting Design: Toby Knyvett
Video and SFX: Rebecca Stegh
Composer and Sound Design: Nick Wales
Creative Producer and Dramaturg: Jeff Stein
The River Eats has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, the City of Melbourne through Arts House, Next Wave Festival, and Performance Space.
Images by Heidruhn Lohr and Toby Knyvett.
Technology used includes conventional lighting, infrared tracking and interactive generative visuals programmed in vvvv.
For a video of the performance see here.
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Images from the development of I Might Blow Up Someday by Hissy Fit. Taken in July 2015 at Studio 1 UNSW.
I might blow up someday utilises the productive qualities of hysteric action, which for centuries, has been considered a physio-psychological phenomenon synonymous with the dissenting, deviant woman’s body.
Hysterical performances over time have been marked by such actions as contorted posturing, repetitive and rhythmic movement, through to induced epileptic seizures. Surviving documentation of these performances bare a strong resemblance to the rhythmic, yet out-of-control, gestures and dance moves associated with punk rock culture, namely headbanging.
The show will premiere this October as part of Performance Spaces Liveworks Festival Of Experimental Art.
This project has been supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts NSW, Bundanon Trust and Creative Practice Lab UNSW.
Hissy fit is Jade Muratore, Emily O’Connor and Nat Randall
Lighting by Toby K
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – Ruth Osborne
DRAMATURG – Paschal Daantos Berry
CHOREOGRAPHERS – Jodie Farrugia, Natalie Cursio, Rowan Marchingo, Fiona Malone and James Batchelor
COMPOSERS – Nicholas Ng, Warwick Lynch, Mark Webber, Luke Tierney and Morgan Hickinbotham
VIDEO DESIGN – WildBear Entertainment
LIGHTING DESIGN – Toby K
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I’ve just launched a dedicated website for a new project. It’s called Orbital Illumination and the concept is to put steerable mirrors in orbit that reflect sunlight. Applications would be for entertainment, emergency and general illumination purposes.
