STRANd ALiVE

Strand Ephemera in 2011 incorporates a project that explores “live art” activities through a collaboration with Full Throttle Theatre Company and a small selection of enthusiastic volunteers.

Strand aLive activities seek to engage with Strand Ephemera visitors in a manner that blurs the boundary between the artist and the audience. Expect to be surprised and entertained as we lead you on misguided tours and pop up in unexpected places.

This project was inspired by Visible City, the keynote project of the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2010. With the support of Regional Arts Development Funding, Martyn Coutts, the initiator of Visible City was contracted to come up and assist in the initial brainstorming sessions.

The project is intended to increase the audience’s appreciation of contemporary practice, both visual arts and performance.

Participants

Thank you to the coordinators of Strand aLive and the emerging and established performance artists who dedicated their time and expertise to this project. And thank you to the audience for being a part of it. This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Strand aLive Activities

Look out for scheduled and spontaneous interactive performance and creations happening throughout the event.

Strand aLive Awards

Throughout Strand Ephemera, photos of Strand aLive Award recipients will be exhibited in Perc Tucker Regional Gallery stairwell exhibition space.

Townsville Seniors Flashmob

Performing at random locations throughout the event, Townsville Seniors will be spontaneously bursting into song. The audience is invited to join them.

Footprints – with Sue berry (Strand Park)

Bring items that represent you, your community or environment to fill a large 1.5m footprint on the ground. You may wish to bring things from nature, or from home. All items can be collected at the end of the day.

See event timetable for details.