Searchlight Festival was launched in February
2009. Due to demand and its success, it ran, with an expanded program, for a
second year in 2010 –– attracting new audiences and good media attention. There
has already been a demand for Searchlight Festival 2011 – both from artists and
audiences alike.
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Searchlight Festival is a curated
festival that runs over one week that showcases a vibrant array of independent
performance works. The program includes both full-length and short works; works
in development; in conversations; readings (including providing a context for
readings for R.E. Ross Trust Award Winners); and workshops. It includes works
by solo artists, ensembles, playwrights and musicians. Searchlight Festival
brings artists together, expands their audiences and creates opportunities –
present and future – for the participating artists. Searchlight is a
partnership between Tashmadada and fortyfivedownstairs, and takes place at
fortyfivedownstairs.
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In two years, Searchlight Festival has already emerged as a ‘breeding
ground’ for independent artists and their work. The program of works selected
includes those made by those artists who are challenging and pushing the
boundaries in their own particular artistic form. These artists offer new perspectives both in form and content.
AND SO TO 2011
Please let us know if you’d like to be involved in any way with
Searchlight Festival 2011… as an artist, behind the scenes etc…
If so, please send an email to:
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We look forward to seeing you then.. but we’ll keep this site alive
with updates and news.
Programmer, producer and Artistic Director of Tashmadada
fortyfivedownstairs:
* Mary-Lou Jelbart:
Artistic Director of fortyfivedownstairs
* Abby Storey:
Gallery and Communications Manager
* Philippa Jelbart:
Administrator
* Ben van Dillen:
Technical Co-ordinator
Sally Smith
Comments:
Manbeth's Lachlan Woods:
Searchlight Festival gave our ensemble the chance to test the mettle of our unconventional stage form. I know of no-other Australian performing Arts Festival which fertilizes the imaginations and pushes the limits of it's own artists more.
Musician Elissa Goodrich:
The designated parameters for short works and for new, experiemental performance projects was wonderful/ perfect for us, and within that environment/ expectation we recieved very positive and encouraging feedback , and exposure to people/ audience not familiar with us or our work..... the diverse programming was really exciting.
Writer/performer Robert Reid:
Searchlight Festival at fortyfivedownstairs is a fantastic project and deserves to become an annual event.
Jane Woollard (Director):
Thanks for hosting the Searchlight event. It was a terrific program .... I wanted to say that we really value your support.
