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From Scratch Archive .: The Group .: Performances

Selected Performances present to past (1986)

2003

VOCAL ACROBATS (OFF THE WALL) - AK03 Festival, Auckland
(performers Shane Currey, Adrian Croucher, Phil Dadson, with invited guests
Koichi Makigami, Mark van Tongeren, Clayton Thomas)

2000 - 2002

PACIFIC PLATE - Taupo Festival of Arts. NZ Festival Fringe, Wellington.
(performers; Shane Currey, Adrian Croucher, Phil Dadson).
Later version in Auckland, Adelaide.

1998

GLOBAL HOCKETS - NZ International Festival of Arts, Hungarian tour: Zeged, Godollo, Eger and Budapest; Ars Electronica, Linz/Austria,
Worldwide Video Festival, Amsterdam, Mousonturm, Frankfurt.

1997

HOMAGE TO THE GOD OF HOCKETS - Womad, Ak, March.
Indonesian tour to Bali Arts Festival, Jakarta International Percussion Festival, and Bandung Muslim University. (performers; Shane Currey, Adrian Croucher, Darryn Harkness, Phil Dadson).

1996

(change of group personnel/development of new work)
AURAL HISTORIES, PRAYER WHEEL - New Music Forum, Jakarta (performer; Phil Dadson).

1995

MADE IN AOTEAROA - Japan tour / Tochigi City festival of Instruments of the World. Seishin University/Tokyo, Yokohama Art Museum. Bangkok Festival of Music / 17th Asia Pacific Composers conference.

SHADOW PLAY, TIN-TALK, TORQUE - Devonport Arts Festival, Auckland.
(performers; James McCarthy, Shane Currey, Phil Dadson).

273 MOONS: 21st year celebration @ Maidment Theatre plus.

CARHORN HOCKET, FINGERPOT RAG, BELLPOLE HOCKET
(performers: Niki May, Mark Storey, Tim Bowman, Jessica Hindin, Joshna Latrobe, Kim Wesney, Kirston Zemke-White, James McCarthy, Shane Currey, Phil Dadson).

1994

TOK TOK - A new duo work premiered at Sound Symposium, New Foundland, plus performances in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Auckland.
(performers; James McCarthy, Phil Dadson).

1993

PACIFIC 3,2,1,ZERO - A major performance-film collaboration with Gregor Nicholas for TV and Theatre release. The Rattle concerts: Auckland
(performers; Wayne Laird, James McCarthy, Phil Dadson).

1992

EYE/DRUM, 6'S & 7'S - Galaxy Theatre, Auckland, Southern Regions Tour and Asia/Pacific Festival. (performers as per 1989)

1991

SONGS FOR HEROES, ZITHERUMS and FAX TO PARIS - Devonport Arts Festival: Brisbane Internat Music Biennial; Performance Space, Sydney.

1989/1990

SONGS FOR HEROES - International Festival of the Arts, Wellington; Auckland Regional Tour; Rotorua and Waikato Art Museums; Sound/Watching, Aotea Arts Centre, Auckland.

Manukau City Arts Festival.
'SONGS FOR UNSUNG HEROES' - intermedia work combining film, video and music/performance - Sound/Watch, Artspace, Auckland.
(performers; Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller, Phil Dadson).

1988

RHYTHMWHEEL - World Festival of Drums, Expo '88, Australia.
(performers; Walter Muller, Phil Dadson).

1986

PACIFIC 3,2,1,ZERO, Parts 1 & 2 - the extended work. Performances at: 6th Sydney Biennale, Australia & Auckland Girls Grammar Gymnasium.
(performers: Joshna LaTrobe, Niki May, Diipali Linwood, Kim Wesney, Alison Henry,
Ben Harrop, Deborah Maud, Peter Scholes, Aldas Palubinskas, Don McGlashan, Wayne Laird, Phil Dadson). Singapore International Festival of the Arts. Sound/Watching, Aoyama Theatre,Tokyo, Japan.