Events

CITYLIGHTS ~ 街の灯

14 January 2013 - 20 January 2013

CITYLIGHTS~街の灯 will be a free public event combining sculpture, dance, sound, interactive electronics and live streaming, connecting Sydney and Yokohama. The event will take place simultaneously at the Cleland Bond building, The Rocks (AUS) and the new Izayoi Yoshidamachi Studio, Yokohama (JPN). Development has already begun, with the final event taking place from 14th – 20th January 2013.

David Kirkpatrick (AUS), sound and multimedia, is creating a series of simple 'city modules' which, when interacted with by performers and the public, will pulse with a warm glow and play sounds unique to cities of Sydney and Yokohama. With the aid of projected video links between the two sites he is hoping to create one inter-cultural space where the public can create a shared light and sound composition.

Anna Kuroda (JPN), choreography and design, is training a team of young artists in Sydney and Yokohama to move within the installation, exploring emotional and physical distance, the fragility of nature and the human body, and technology's effect on communication.

The logistics and technology involved sound complicated, and are certainly turning out to be, but our final aim is to create an experience that is both subtle and beautiful – blending the natural environment, surrounding architecture and themes of the work.

CITYLIGHTS ~ 街の灯
Date	14 January 2013 - 20 January 2013
	12:00 - 18:00 Opening: 16:00-18:00, 14 Jan Exhibition: 12:00-18:00, 15-20 Jan Performance: 16:00, 15-20 Jan
Venue	The Cleland Bond building, The Rocks (AUS), Izayoi Yoshidamachi Studio, Yokohama (JPN) 33 Playfair Street, The Rocks NSW 2000 Australia 4-9 Yoshida-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan Phone: 045-261-9830 Website: http://izayoiyoshidamachistudio.com/ja/ Email: info@izayoiyoshidamachistudio.com
Admission	Free
Enquiries	Murasaki Penguin Phone: 080-1220-8982 Website: http://pozible.com/citylights, http://www.murasakipenguin.com Email: info@murasakipenguin.com

Other Information
Commissioning and Japanese Key Organisations: Shopfront Contemporary Art and Performance, ST Spot Yokohama, Steep Slope Studio, Izayoi Yoshidamachi Studio, Australia Council, The Japan Foundation Sydney, Yokohama City. Additional Support: The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and Performance Space (Bec Dean).

Other Information

Commissioning and Japanese Key Organisations: Shopfront Contemporary Art and Performance, ST Spot Yokohama, Steep Slope Studio, Izayoi Yoshidamachi Studio,

Australia Council, The Japan Foundation Sydney, Yokohama City.

Additional Support: The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and Performance Space (Bec Dean).