When the stars begin to fall
Aiming for $100,000
About
WA’s Encounter Theatre and Papermoon (Indonesia) will collaborate to develop and stage a performance installation in partnership with the Fitzroy Crossing community in West Kimberley. This production responds to environmental change, celebrating community resilience through a theatre performance in a pop-up installation, featuring puppetry, storytelling, music, and physical theatre. Image credit: Christophe Canato
WA’s Encounter Theatre and Papermoon (Indonesia) will collaborate to develop and stage a performance installation in partnership with the Fitzroy Crossing community in West Kimberley. This production responds to environmental change, celebrating community resilience through a theatre performance in a pop-up installation, featuring puppetry, storytelling, music, and physical theatre. Image credit: Christophe Canato
WA’s Encounter Theatre and Papermoon (Indonesia) will collaborate to develop and stage a performance installation in partnership with the Fitzroy Crossing community in West Kimberley. This production responds to environmental change, celebrating community resilience through a theatre performance in a pop-up installation, featuring puppetry, storytelling, music, and physical theatre. Image credit: Christophe Canato
Impact
The audience for When the Stars Begin to Fall are the people of Fitzroy Crossing and neighbouring communities who were devastated by cyclone Ellie’s floods. About 80% of the valley population are Indigenous, whilst the town has demonstrated a great deal of resilience over recent years the project takes place in an isolated and traumatised community. The people who live and struggle there are our target audience. A culturally diverse team of artists will be living and working in town with the community and through a series of workshops there will be a skills exchange as puppets are created with bush materials. The disrupted community will be given a chance to reflect on and celebrate their resilience. The work will allow a major celebration of the completion of the new bridge and help in the healing of this fragile community. The resulting installation will be free to attend with performances staggered across 3 days.
The audience for When the Stars Begin to Fall are the people of Fitzroy Crossing and neighbouring communities who were devastated by cyclone Ellie’s floods. About 80% of the valley population are Indigenous, whilst the town has demonstrated a great deal of resilience over recent years the project takes place in an isolated and traumatised community. The people who live and struggle there are our target audience. A culturally diverse team of artists will be living and working in town with the community and through a series of workshops there will be a skills exchange as puppets are created with bush materials. The disrupted community will be given a chance to reflect on and celebrate their resilience. The work will allow a major celebration of the completion of the new bridge and help in the healing of this fragile community. The resulting installation will be free to attend with performances staggered across 3 days.
The audience for When the Stars Begin to Fall are the people of Fitzroy Crossing and neighbouring communities who were devastated by cyclone Ellie’s floods. About 80% of the valley population are Indigenous, whilst the town has demonstrated a great deal of resilience over recent years the project takes place in an isolated and traumatised community. The people who live and struggle there are our target audience. A culturally diverse team of artists will be living and working in town with the community and through a series of workshops there will be a skills exchange as puppets are created with bush materials. The disrupted community will be given a chance to reflect on and celebrate their resilience. The work will allow a major celebration of the completion of the new bridge and help in the healing of this fragile community. The resulting installation will be free to attend with performances staggered across 3 days.