Beige, Living Room 2010
Beige - dancers perform in an almost trance like state, physically connected by their DIY beige costume that wraps haphazardly around the dancers bodies to make a strange bodysuit.Each dancers' movement affects the others, creating a clumsiness and a cause and effect within the group.
The colour of the costume echos the palette of the urban environment. They move as one to the hypnotic rhythm of a song like an organism and a primary school dance troupe gone wrong. "I love watching people dance, the sort of dancing that comes under the cliché "to dance like no ones watching". Isobel Dryburgh.
Living Room is a public art event in the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand. Presented the first time in 2005, since 2009 it has been a curated event with ambitions to bring a consistent and exciting programme of public art actions to the streets of Auckland.
Living Room 2010 is curated by Pontus Kyander, curator and art critic with roots in Scandinavia and responsible for the public art programming for Auckland City Council. The theme for 2010 is ‘A Week of Goodness’, and is using ideas of giving and kindness as a departure point for a flight of associations, bearing constantly in mind that every gift comes with a string attached.
Intersection of High Street and Freyburg Place
For perfomance dates, times and location visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/livingroom
Visit Auckland City Council website or phone 09 379 2020
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Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
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