Authors

Gerry Turcotte, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow

Title

In Four Four: A Sydney Writers' Festival Event

Document Type

Creative Work

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

Four very special authors - Barbara Blackman, Brian Castro, Gretchen Miller and Gerry Turcotte - tell their own stories about nights spent dancing. Four extraordinary musicians - Sandy Evans (saxophones), Alister Spence (piano), Brett Hirst (double bass), and Philip South (percussion) - bring the stories to life through music.

As the writers tell their stories the musicians respond to the words, weaving lines of emotion and adding layers of meaning. The result is a multi-dimensional performance experience arising from a shifting spiral of text, speech music and sound.

Concept, composition and design by Gretchen Miller.

Written and performed by Barbara Blackman, Brian Castro, Gretchen Miller and Gerry Turcotte.

Music performed by Sandy Evans, Brett Hirst, Phillip South and Alister Spence.

Lighting design by Neil Simpson Dramaturgy by Virginia Baxter.

A download of this live performance is currently unavailable at ResearchOnline@ND.

The Media Release for this performance may be downloaded for further information.

Comments

The Author:

Professor Gerry Turcotte

Recommended Citation

Turcotte, G. (Writer and Actor). (2002). In Four Four[A Sydney Writers' Festival Event]. Sydney, NSW: The Studio, Sydney Opera House: