Consort of the Moon
Genevieve Lacey and Erkki Veltheim
SAT 10 — WED 14 JUNE
- 60 min duration
- This performance invites the audience to participate in the work, however it is not required.
- Outdoor event
Accessibility
Experience
Consort of the Moon imagines a new choral ritual, built from the echoes of an ancient melody.
The work layers live and hyper-real electroacoustic music to usher in a hypnotic, unifying ceremony. Audiences are welcome to participate, or simply sit and listen to a drifting, environmental soundscape that alters the collective sense of space and time.
This twilight gathering is inspired by the oldest known piece of notated song—an ode to Nikkal, Goddess of Orchards and Consort of the Moon. The music echoes the calls of owls, bats and cicadas—blurring lines between human and animal realms in a nocturnal metamorphosis.
Artistic Team
Co-Creators | Genevieve Lacey and Erkki Veltheim
Dramaturg | Ruth Little
Lighting Designer | Bosco Shaw
Sound Designer | Byron Scullin
Movement Consultant | Ashley Dyer
Vocalists | Deborah Kayser and Austin Haynes
Production Manager | Nathan Evers
Choral Specialist | Stephen Grant
Producer | Freya Waterson
Participation Producer | Chelsea Byrne
Supporters
- This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by RISING, Adelaide Festival and Brisbane Festival.
- This project has been supported by the Besen Foundation and assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
