CuriousWorks and The Other Journey in the Media »
The Other Journey has had a few media mentions lately as one of the highlights of Parramasala 2011. Here are some snapshots from our press and links to the full articles.
Stories spice up Parramatta festival
Jo Litson
The Sunday Telegraph
Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: The Daily Telegraph
“Parramatta will come alive with the sights, sounds and spicy smells of South East Asia when Parramasala starts next Sunday. Now in its second year, the Australian Festival of South East Asian Arts - focused around Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres and city precinct at Town Hall and St John’s Cathedral Square – will feature film, theatre, dance, music, contemporary art, daily markets and free yoga classes. One of the highlights is the immersive, multi-media performance piece The Other Journey, which will be staged on a stretch of the Parramatta River.”
“Usually people who flee as refugees get turned into statistics. I do feel they are either scorned or pitied – but I guess if any of us were in those situations we’d probably do the same.”
Full article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/stories-spice-up-parramatta-festival/story-e6frewt9-1226174398017
The Other Journey developed by CuriousWorks for Parramasala
Chris Hook
The Daily Telegraph
Picture: Katrina Tepper Source: The Daily Telegraph
“Part theatre, part film, part art installation, The Other Journey appears an awesome trip for Parramasala patrons.“
“It’s not something you could say on stage. This is a way to use music and MP3 players to get across these most intimate thoughts.”
The Other Journey
Angela Bennetts
Alternative Media Group
“The Parramatta River has witnessed countless tides of displacement and settlement. For this year’s Parramasala (Australia’s Festival of South Asian Arts) it will set the stage for a retelling of one such story, told in a way few will have seen before. Shakthi Sivanathan, of CuriousWorks explains further.
“The Other Journey is my attempt to give these lives a simple dignity and a familiarity. The way they tell their stories in the work, it’s very informal, intimate, reflective… it’s like being in someone’s living room for a night and going through a bottle of whiskey with them as you swap life stories. For the show we couldn’t include the whiskey bit of course, there would probably be some OH&S problems with that.”
Full article: http://www.altmedia.net.au/the-other-journey/43469
And we even scored the front cover of the Parramatta Advertiser!
