Spiral
Productions is an arts organization, that aims to produce
innovative and interesting work. We want to integrate
different art forms and are currently seeking all kinds
of artists to share their ideas.
Spiral
Productions now offers arts and festival production
advice and consultancy based on our experience and qualifications
in the Melbourne and Australian arts and community field.
If
you are wanting to start a theatre production, film,
exhibition, festival or are trying to use the arts to
build your community, we can help with practical advice
and help.
We
are about bringing all communities together within the
body of arts and culture.
Fringe
Fusion
Fringe Fusion is an avante
garde and cross cultural extravaganza of live and electronic
arts involving, musics, spoken word, live performance
painting, film, dance, circus performance, visual arts
and fire twirling, in celebration of what it is to be
from the north of Melbourne. Be greeted by fire twirlers
and belly dancers as you enter the other worldly dimensions
of 303 and Noise Bar. Fluid and rhythmic sounds of the
bohemian poets greet you as images from the walls speak
of the inner depths of the soul and perhaps even your
mind, to fill you with intrigue and excitement. Each
of these four evenings takes you on separate roundabout
rides of art and musics that Melbourne both promotes
and also hides within its own darkness. Spiral Productions
include Monique Mahony, Michael Abbott & Scott Lewis
www.spiralproductions.cjb.net 0404 416 352
Thursday
22nd of September 2005
Venue: 303
303 – 303 High Street Northcote 3070
Time: 8pm till late
A
Bad Hair Night: Burlesque/Variety.
MC’d by Michael Abbott.
MUSIC:
RoboNerd!:
Electronic Trash rock, Umanee: Nordic to African world
music, Morrissey Morrison: Cutting edge electronic &
visionscapes, Steve Retter: Impro reality, Richard Clarke:
Eclectic acoustic singer/songwriter, Marita Ryan: Alternative
rock singer/songwriter
SPOKEN
WORD:
Steve Smart: insighter, Rebecca Lousie: wicked visionary,
Mileta Rien: powerfully feminine, Jezebel: untamed,
Lady Rowena: expect the unexpected, Becca: wordsmith,
Neal: social examiner
ART
WORK:
Beau White: Illustrator, Darby Hudson: Cartoonist, David
Machlachlan: Photo poetry
Friday
23rd of September 2005
Venue: 303
303: 303 High St Northcote 3070
Time:
8pm till late
Even
Cowlicks Get The Blues: Hot
Country & Blues involving the very different genres
that Country contains, such as Swamp, Bluegrass, Blues
and folk by Original Melbourne artists.
MC’d by Michael Abbott.
MUSIC:
Clint Dylan O’Grady: wild slide blues, Brunswick
Blues Shooters: Blues-the famous local 6 gunners on
target with the blues, Gaitorbait: power country rockabilly,
Jenny Taylor and Laura McDonald: Duo-Folk with lashings
of surprise, Lipstick and Spurs: Country Choir-imagine
16 Doris Day’s performing Hank Williams &
other seminal country performers.
SPOKEN
WORD:
Steve Smart: the icon of Melbourne poetry, Becca: a
sweet, saucy wordsmith to watch the future for.
ART
WORK: Darby
Hudson: Cartoonist
PHOTO
POETRY: David
Machlaclan: original words and images-thought provoking.
Hair
At The Gate:
Australian Cross Cultural Film Night.
Films from the past to the present from all walks of
Australian life including, Aboriginal, Multi-Cultural,
Road Film and Suburban Life. Not like any other film
festival around.
Other Art types include: Dance:
Marina Bistrin (Fusion Dance – Silk Road, Middle
Eastern, Shadow & Belly Dance).
Door prize for anyone who can guess what the
name of the night means.
Saturday
1st of October 2005
Venue: Noise Bar –
Noise Bar – 291 Albert Street Brunswick. 4 different
performance areas in & around venue
3 Ravens flies Hair of the Dog:
Variety/Burlesque.
MC’d by Michael Abbott.
4 different performance areas in & around the venue
HYBRID
STAGE:
Morrissey Morrison, Robo Nerd POETRY: Steve Smart: Insighting
Revolution, Jezzabel: untamed, Becca: Wordsmith, ART
WORK: Jezzabel: performance painting
STAGE
STAGE: Steve
Retter, Richard Clarke, Marita Ryan, Sugarcoated, Physical
Theatre Ensemble, Emma Lynch-Monologues/plays Fabulous
Goldini: Circus Opera, Terry Cole: Circus & Comedy,
POETRY: Rebecca Louise: wickedly visionary, Mileta Rien:
strongly feminine ART WORK: Beau White: Illustrator-travels
into other dimensions, Alex: performance painting
GOONOO
GOONOO STAGE:
Brunswick Blues Shooters, Head Belly Buzzard, Geoff
Hollings, Andy Vance, Dai Jones, Swamplands, Clint Dylan
O’Grady, & Others. Becca, Neal, Jezabel ART
WORK: David Machlachlan: photo poetry, Darby Hudson:
cartoonist.
Door Prize for the first person who can pronounce the
name of this stage properly.
BEER
GARDEN: Solaris
Fire & Dance Troupe: fire & flag twirling, Marina
Bistrin: Middle Eastern, Belly & Dances of the Silk
Road, Tjoni Johansen: African Dance
There
will also be ARTISTS MARKET STALLS & a BBQ with
vegetarian food in the Beer Garden.
Spiral
Productions was formed by Monique Mahony and Rebecca
Louise in 2003. They met working on a film together
and ever since, have collaborated on film, theatre and
poetry. Here's a list of stuff they've done:
Melbourne
A short experimental film about city life in Melbourne.
Written by Rebecca Louise, directed, edited and conceived
by Rebecca Louise and Monique Mahony.
Taking
Note
A theatre performance incorporating experimental film
and sound all about city life in Melbourne. 4
stories of peoples experience of the city, some sad,
some uplifting, but all shedding light on how the city
can effect the psyche. Written by Rebecca Louise, Directed
by Monique Mahony.
Wounded
Words
A short film about domestic violence and suburbia. Two
strangers are enduring violent situations in their homes.
Will they unite or turn away from each other?
