A monologue with slide projection by William Yang
Music composed and performed by Colin Offord
Those who enjoyed the sell-out performances of William Yang's previous presentation, Sadness, will greet this latest exploration of his Chinese-Australian heritage with delight. Against a background of immaculate photography and sounds created by Colin Offord, Yang weaves his verbal magic as he shares a journey of memory and contemplation through the tropical, fecund landscapes of north-west Queensland.
The soundscapes are themselves a new art form, bringing together Offord's skills as environmental composer, instrument designer and singer, to create art pieces structured to the environment and the occasion. Gentle, ironic and affecting, this is a rare examination of one man's experience of being Australian.
To complement The North, there will be an exhibition of Yang's photographs which continue his theme of identity and place, and their relationship with each other.
The photographs extend past the empty horizons to the truth which reveals the very soul of Australia.
Land and Sea is presented in conjunction with Queensland Performing Arts Trust.
