Volume festival at AGNSW
Image: ‘A concave space’ production still, courtesy Sam Smith
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The Art Gallery of NSW will present its inaugural Volume festival next month featuring an intense program of art, music, performance and more. Eighty-six local and international musicians, boundary-pushing filmmakers, cutting-edge performers for more than 50 music, film and performance events, day and night, throughout both the heritage original building and the new contemporary addition.
The 17-day program will be free for all visitors and include a variety of events to suit all ages, tastes and accessibilities.
The highlight of the free music program is North and South, an extraordinary two-night series of world premieres and new music commissions by renowned musicians including Akio Suzuki (Japan), Alexandra Spence (Australia), amby downs (Australia), Annea Lockwood (NZ/USA), David Shea (Australia/USA), David Toop (UK), Ellen Fullman (USA), Hiromi Miyakita (Japan), JG Thirlwell (Australia/USA), JWPATON (Australia), Lawrence English (Australia), Lisa Lerkenfeldt (Australia), Loren Mazzacane Connors (USA), Philip Samartzis (Australia), Primitive Motion (Australia), Saint Abdullah (Tehran/USA), Theresa Wong (USA), and Vanessa Tomlinson (Australia).
In addition to the music program, Volume features two major new art commissions that will transform the Tank, the new building’s cavernous underground space. Through moving image, light, electronic music and dance, by mid-career Australian artists: Sydney dancer and choreographer Angela Goh and UK-based Australian filmmaker and artist Sam Smith.
Tones, moves, strings is a three-part program of pop up performances throughout the North and South buildings. Featuring more than 40 intimate live music and dance performances by more than 35 artists from across Sydney and Australia, Tones, moves, strings will liven up the buildings three times a day during the festival.
The Volume program also features workshops, including Paper, Scissors, Shadow, a free, family-friendly hands-on shadow puppet making workshop with Indonesian visual artist Jumaadi.
There is loads more to the Volume program. Visit the AGNSW website for more information.
