Dancing Monsters Community Procession
What if you could protect, or represent an important *P L A C E* by BECOMING A MONSTER?
Come join the Procession as a Monster, Musician, Processional Human, or watch as a bemused spectator.
The procession will cross the bridge between Summer and Autumn, Human and Other, Birkenhead and Port Adelaide.
****************Weird up for the wild!*******************
The Procession leaves Gallery Yampu at 7.30, and arrives adjacent to Folklore Cafe on the other side of the river 45 minutes later.
Dancing Monsters invites community participants to explore post-anthropocentric ways of being through becoming / hosting a more-than-human “Monster,” drawing inspiration from folk traditions.
The criteria for the Monster is that is should honour or protect place, communities and their environment.
Presented by: Dancing Monsters
Dancing Monsters invites community participants to explore post-anthropocentric ways of being through becoming / hosting a more-than-human “Monster,” often drawing inspiration from folk traditions.
The only criteria for the Monster is that is should honour or protect place, communities and their environmental settings
The practice has three main components:
1. We work with each participant to
- Explore identity of Monster through conceptualising relations with place and community.
- Explore the use of found and constructed materials to create a monster costume
- Musical and dance practices/rehearsals.
2. We work with participants to create text, image and video about their monster and its connection to place.
3. The practice culminates in procession of Monsters, Musicians and community