DEBORAH KELLY: CREATION CHOIR REHEARSALS
7th August – 1st October, 2022
As part of Deborah Kelly’s CREATION exhibition and the New Annual Festival, The Lock-Up will be hosting an ongoing series of rehearsals in preparation for a performance work presented at the festival later this year.
PERFORMANCE: The performance will be held at the closing event of the New Annual festival on Sunday 2 October 2022. Rehearsals will be held fortnightly at The Lockup from mid June.
BACKGROUND: CREATION is an artwork in the form of a queer science fiction climate change religion instigated by award-winning Sydney-based artist Deborah Kelly, encompassing visual art, crowd-sourced wisdom, dance moves, animation, gatherings and (especially for Newcastle) transcendent, glorious collective singing.
The Songs of CREATION are urgent and provocative, to collectively express frustration with climate inaction and injustice, and to honour life’s beauty and potential. The songs are arranged without gender roles, for all friends and allies.
These new compositions are from classical, folk, pop, rock and experimental traditions – they aim to challenge and excite the ears. They are suitable for confident singers with some experience. People of all ages, genders and backgrounds are welcome.
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Date: Sunday 12 June
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Sunday 26 June
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: TBC
Date: Sunday 10 July
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: TBC
Date: Saturday 23 July
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: TBC
Date: Sunday 7 August
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: TBC
Date: Sunday 21 August
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Sunday 4 September
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Sunday 11 September
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Sunday 18 September
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Sunday 25 September
Time: 11am – 5pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Date: Saturday 1 October
Time: 11am – 5pm
Location: The Lock-Up
Final Performance Date: Sunday 2 October
Time: 8am – 10pm
Location: The Lock-Up & City Hall
Further details to be announced about closer to the event.
