In a dramaturgy between the human and the electronic story telling finds new form.

The Darker Edge of Night... its about time is a new solo work in development conceived and performed by Hellen Sky and collaboratively through creative research with leading Australian and international artists, from theatre, dance, sound, image and new media technologies research centres

These artists include: Tim Bateson (VIC; 2 and 3D image design; graphics), Margaret Cameron (VIC; writer/director/dramaturgy), Paul Bourke(WASP visualization), David Franzke (VIC sound design) Susie Fraser(SA;guest writer performer), Rebecca Hilton & Leigh Warren (VIC, SA; movement invention; choreographers), Garth Paine,( NSW electronic composer and interactive sound designer), Michael Pearce (VIC; stage design),Dianne Reid (VIC; live camera performance videographer, film maker), Tetsua Tabasha (Japan; 3D virtual worlds).

The structure of the performance's direction and style is influenced by computer games. A solo performer navigates her way through slippery time fields. Her past, our present and the future are fluid 'states' where boundaries blur between the virtual/game world and the world of story/imagination and memory to reveals poetic perspectives about our experiences of time and timelessness as influenced by technology. Our research both refines the multi dimensional texts, spoken word, movement, sound, moving image, virtual and physical spatial design, and the responsive sensor technology systems to influence the choreography of the performer and the audio visual environments through which she moves.

The technology research is enabled through unique linkages between premier research centres in WA, NSW and VIC Dr Kim Vincs (VIC; Deakin University; motion capture:), Dr Garth Paine (NSW; University of Western Sydney, Director - Virtual Interactive Performance Research Environment (VIPRe), sound and image; sensor-based interfaces), Paul Bourke (WA; University of Western Australia and the WA Supercomputing Program (WASP).

The creative development is enabled through ArtLab, an initiative of The Australia Council inter arts fund and The venue partner Art House's Culture Lab at Melbourne's Meat Market and City of Melbourne Arts Projects integrating strands of the creators' and technology researchers' experimentations.

The Company
Hellen is working with representative Keiko Aoki (of Global Japan Network), and with Auspicious Arts to attract presenter/producer/agents from both Australian and international organisations and/or festivals who favour innovative hybrid media/new media performance productions for co-commissioning/touring of the fully developed work to be presented to the public in 08/09.

Hellen Sky is a digital choreographer/performer/director/writer/teacher. Her work poetically bridges the human and the technological. Working collaboratively with peers from arts, science and computer design her work often using data generated by the body to affect the relationship between multiple media She : Co-founded Company In Space (with John Mc Cormick - internationally recognized new media performance company); Fellow of the Australia Council Dance Fund; 04 – 06 Nominee of the Leonardo MIT, Rockefeller, Ford Foundation Global Crossing Award; Co founder and Artistic Director of Dancehouse: Centre for Moving Arts Melbourne. Hellen has been the recipient of major artistic funding from state, federal and international arts organisations and philanthropic trusts.

Contact:

Keiko Aoki
Global Japan Network
Meat Market Arts House
Office 9
5 Blackwood Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051.
Tel +61 3 9329 0855
Mob 0412 581 511
Hellen Sky Mob 0403 218 673
keiko@globaljapannetwork.com
www.globaljapannetwork.com