July 2015 'WINERY PSALMS' . . . A BEGINNING . . .

Perth, WA: winery psalms development week...

Remnant artists and collaborators travelled to Perth from around the corner, an hour away, interstate, and internationally, to begin the development of winery psalms. Beginning with a 'Tapas & Tasting' night hosted by Remnant Dancemaker, Lucinda Coleman, artists gathered to taste wines; sparkling, reisling, chenin blanc, tempranillo, shiraz, & tawny port, matched with morsels of food. 

Following the gathering for all 22 collaborators to meet and mingle, and week long intensive of creative devising began. Dancers, musicians, choreographers and visual artists began to move, make, and listen to each other, and brainstorm ideas in response to text and to others. Devising will now continue over the next few months, evolving as artists continue to create, make and connect with each other and the artistic project. 

Remnant Musician, Julie Valenzuela, reflects on the week....

"Seeds.. creative and bursting with life. Many seeds of different varieties, nestled beside one another. One stirs, activating and inviting the others to respond. They resonate together. Gentle rain falls to awaken something in them; growth, potential. Their warm, earthy homes nurture, but at the same time challenge their freedom. It has started. They break through, reach out and up and into unfamiliar ground. They are young but bold, inspired as they regard each other. The sky is their only limit. I ponder... What will the forest look like? 
Who will sit in its shade?"

Photography by: Ellen Avery, Laura Biven, Lucinda Coleman, & Esther Scott