Asian-Australian intertwined energies of poetic-visual-music
Qiyun in Chinese aesthetics are intertwined energies across human breath, ink splashing and string sonic vibrations. Four extraordinary musicians Ying Liu (erhu), Chuqiao Zhao, Yuyan Tang (guzhengs) and Joshua Hill (percussion) and others perform new musics to short films curated by internationally active filmmaker Vincent Tay and composer Bruce Crossman, based on leading Asian-Australian artists Jin Sha, Louise Zhang, Mai Nguyễn-Long, Lucy Pulvers, Cheolyu Kim and Richard Wu, with poetic responses by Kate Fagan, Kim Pham and Joshua Mostafa. The full weight of the creativity includes a dynamic group of creatives from Western Sydney in this multi-artform project skilled in ancient Asian instruments with cutting-edge contemporary musics and improvisation responding to artists visions, including Cheolyu Kim’s “Journey to Nowhere” (2019).
Presented by International Chinese Art and Culture Association and Western Sydney University
Program
Concert
Introduction Saba Bebawi
Welcome to Country WSU Indigenous Elder
Fisherman’s Song at the Dusk Chinese Traditional Music
Blooms Late When Spring is Gone Bruce Crossman
The Other Shore Ying Liu & Shenghan Huang
Poetry Reading 1: Amplifier Birch Coil: after Cheolyu Kim Kate Fagan
Fire-Huǒ-Afi Bruce Crossman
Blackbird Clare Maclean
Comprovisation 1 Oliver O’Reilly & Yuyan Tang
Interval
Poetry Reading 2: Tran Sends Ants Kim Pham
Improvisation 1 Brendan Smyly & John Encarnação
Electroacoustic Composition 1 Andrew Milne
Poetry Reading 3: A Child Is Born Joshua Mostafa
Duet for touch and light: Guzheng Noel Burgess
Spin: A Quantum Entanglement Diana Blom
Artists/Films
Fisherman’s Song at the Dusk Richard Wu, Behrad Rezaei & Lucy Wang
Blooms Late When Spring is Gone Richard Wu & Behrad Rezaei
The Other Shore Richard Wu & Behrad Rezaei
Fire-Huǒ-Afi Cheolyu Kim & Vincent Tay
Blackbird Louise Zhang & Chris Mallas
Poetry Reading 1: Amplifier Birch Coil: after Cheolyu Kim Kate Fagan
Fire-Huǒ-Afi Bruce Crossman
Blackbird Clare Maclean
Comprovisation 1 Lucy Pulvers & Billy Moar
Interval
Improvisation 1 Mai Nguyễn-Long & Abubakr Sajid
Electroacoustic Composition 1 Jin Sha, Chris Mallas, Billy Moar, Abubakr Sajid
Duet for touch and light: Guzheng Jin Sha, Behrad Rezaei & Angelica Teng
Spin: A Quantum Entanglement Louise Zhang, Behrad Rezaei & Lucy Wang
Talk
Chair Jing Han
Artist/Psychiatrist Richard Wu
Artist Leo Robba
Composer Andrew Milne
Music Therapist Alison Short
Composer Clare Maclean
Poet Kate Fagan
Credits
Artist information
Executive Producer Bruce Crossman
Film Director Vincent Tay
Music Director/ Erhu Ying Liu
Percussion Joshua Hill
Guzheng Chuqiao Zhao, Yuyan Tang
Saxophone/ Electronics Brendan Smyly
Prepared Acoustic Guitar John Encarnação
Piano Oliver O’Reilly, Shufang Zhang, Diana Blom
Electronics Noel Burgess, Andrew Milne
Poetry Reading Kate Fagan, Kim Pham, Joshua Mostafa
Film Chris Mallas, Billy Moar, Abubakr Sajid
Design Behrad Rezaei
Technical coordination
Technical Director (sound) Alexander Frendo
Technical Director (film) Vincent Tay
Camera Operator 1 Chris Mallas
Camera Operator 2 Billy Moar
Camera Operator 3 Abubakr Sajid
Program Design Lindsay Liu