Video of the Electrofringe 2011 performance media projected on stage at the Black Box Theatre, Newcastle Community Arts Centre. The videos include an introduction and a 2 part interview with Merima Pavlovic.
Performers: Graeme Rhodes & Damian Castaldi
Sound engineer: Solange Kershaw
Interviewee: Merima Pavlovic
TiYC animation introduction
Merima Pavlovic interview Part 1
Merima Pavlovic interview Part 2
TiYC is a satirical look at Australia’s international role as a migration nation. The performance featured projected animation, recorded video interviews, live music and sound design. At it’s heart the work was driven by a series of video stories told by people who have migrated to Australia from Bosnia, Afghanistan and the East Congo democratic republic and looked at their conditions and experiences relative to the idea of home & having a place in the world.
We live in a world of changing environments, varying conditions of global travel and social complexities that are today intensified by an ever increasing “political gap” between continents. This performance deconstructs the political environment we currently live in and does so with specific reference to the Australian Government’s Risk Factor List introduced 20 years ago on the 28 June 1991 by the previous Labor Government. The Risk Factor List (or RFL) listed 113 categories of people from a total of 44 countries from which people we’re considered at risk of violating their Visas. None of the people on the original R F L were from northern Europe, the UK or America. Revised in 1999, then again in 2001 and 2004 the Risk Factor List has remained an inconsistent, heavily criticised and out-of-date migration regulation. The department of Immigration implemented a new Risk Factor List on 14 June 2008 revised to remove all European listings. But any way you look at it, the list meant the chances of getting a visa to visit Australia had a great deal to do with people’s race and ethnic background.
The performances are part of the TINA / Electrofringe festival held over the October long weekend from Thursday the 29th of September to Monday the 3rd of October. The full program for the 2011 Electrofringe festival is online here: http://electrofringe.net/2011/program/
TiYC – (Travel if You Can) Performances:
• 6pm – 30th of September 2011 &
• 7pm – 1st of October 2011
Venue: the Black Box Theatre, Newcastle Community Arts Centre.
Address: 246 Parry St, Hamilton East, Newcastle.
Performance Credits:
Interviewees: Merima Pavlovic, Kwabo Batende & anonymous Afghani refugee
Vocals, percussions, sensor interface: Damian Castaldi
Guitars, electronics & sound design: Graeme Rhodes
Theme music: Co-written by Solange Kershaw (sodacake)
Sound Engineer: Solange Kershaw
Rap vocal: 6 Pound
We would like to thank:
The Northern Settlement Services Ltd
The Asylum Seekers Centre
The Australian Human Rights and Equal opportunities Commission
The Australian Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan
ABC Radio National – Background Briefing
The Newcastle Community Arts Centre
TINA & The Electrofringe festival
Serial Space residency
DLux Media Arts
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