Kelly’s Garden, October 13: Rite of Spring and farewell to Sean Kelly …

Image credit: Second Echo Ensemble

Please join us in celebrating the extraordinary Rite of Spring—and in farewelling Séan Kelly from his role as Kelly’s Garden curator after seven years and twenty-five projects!

An excerpt from the performance/ installation ‘Fire’ will be presented at 6:00pm.

Rite of Spring is an original interpretation of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring by Second Echo Ensemble.

It is the biggest and boldest production that the company has produced to date, described in their publicity as: “A revolutionary work for a revolutionary time”.

Salamanca Arts Centre’s support for multi-disciplinary art is evidenced in this project as the final Kelly’s Garden Curated Project for 2016. Included as part of the inaugural Salamanca Moves dance festival, Rite of Spring’s installation in Kelly’s Garden (as one of multiple sites) is the remnant of two weeks’ of performance.

Designed by Hanna Parsinnen and Roz Wren, with lighting by Nick Higgins based on Jason James’ original design, the Garden is transformed into the site of a Bacchanalian feast where primitive rituals celebrate the advent of spring and fertility – with a symbolic excess of wine, food and sexuality.

PERFORMANCE DATES: 20-22, 27-29 September

CLOSING EVENT: Thursday, 13 October @ 5:30pm
VENUE: Kelly’s Garden, Salamanca Arts Centre

Kelly’s Garden Curated Projects is an initiative of the Salamanca Arts Centre assisted through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. The program is further supported through the generosity of Aspect Design and fundraising with SAC’s supporters at the annual Quiz Night. It delivers an outstanding and varied annual curated program of artists who engage with and respond to Kelly’s Garden, Hobart’s outdoor installation space attached to Salamanca Arts Centre. The Kelly’s Garden Curated Projects program explores the most innovative aspects of contemporary installation practice.

Rite of Spring is supported by Arts Tasmania, Creative Partnerships Australia MATCH program, Hobart City Council, Liminal Studio, the Sidney Myer Foundation, Ogilvie High School, SEE supporters, Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmanian Theatre Company, and Tasmanian Regional Arts
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