So folks, this blog post has been floating around unfinished for a few months! and finally I have had the time to complete and share it with you.
Enjoy.
"Dare you cross the border to creativity?"
After playing at the Young Makers Market and Buskers Festival in Burnie, I was invited to perform at the Arts On Fire event held in Ulverstone, at the Civic Centre on Sunday the 22nd of June. A great exhibition of artists, craftsmen and entertainers from all across our little island state.
Having accepted the invite I was then contacted by Robin, an amazingly hard working and beautiful arial silks artist whom I had previously met during my short time involved with Ulverstone's Slip Stream Circus!
We had been playing with the idea of joining forces and performing together for some time, so having both been invited to exhibit our abilities for the same event, we agreed to meet up and try to find some harp music suited to Robins prearranged silks routine.
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| Our creative playground |
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| Dizzying heights and flowing moves |
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| Feeling exhilarated after watching the video of our practice routine |
After the first practice session with Robin, I had more of a grasp on how to go about altering the chosen piece of music. It being the first time ever that I had to accompany someone doing their own routine,
I thought it'd be pretty challenging. However, after a bit of trial and error I set the changes in the music that had to be timed to Robins act, and managed to loosely improvise in-between.
With some practice sessions up our sleeves and a goodly amount of encouragement
we felt happy with our act.
we felt happy with our act.
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| Getting a little stage wary |
This amazing young photographer managed to slip away from his stall and snap this great picture of Robin wowing the crowed. Please follow the link and like his page to support the time and effort, not to mention passion that he has put in to his business.
And finally, here's the link to the video of our quite unique performance! Give it a big old like and share it with all you please!
For more of a look at what this years Arts On Fire showcased, follow this link to their webpage
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