songs for phantom dances.
Gail Priest & Amy Flannery
A geolocated soundwalk of Erskineville that encapsulates the energy of dances that have been, could have been, and maybe will be in the future.
Gail Priest and Amy Flannery have been rambling around Erskineville with ears tuned to sonic spectres and spirits.
Starting with a shared listening in the present they have sought sonic histories and future speculations in order to create a suite of songs for certain sites that encourage an understanding of place through the potential energy of the moving body.
From the balletic history of the Kirsova Parks 1 & 2 to the toe-tapping of the old shoe factory; from the thumping pumping joy of The Imperial, to the sporting choreographies of the local oval, Songs for Phantom Dances invites the participant to listen and move through Erskineville with curious ears and dancing feet.
gail priest.
Gail PRIEST is a sound artist and writer based on Darug and Gundungurra land (Katoomba). Her work spans soundtracks for dance, theatre and video, solo electro-acoustic performance as well sound installations for gallery contexts. She has performed her live compositions and exhibited sound installations nationally and internationally including in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Norway and the Netherlands. She has undertaken numerous radio commissions and releases music on her own label, Metal Bitch Recordings as well as Flaming Pines. She also curates events and exhibitions and writes fictively and factually about sound and media art. She has just completed a PhD in creative sound theory at UTS.
AMY FLANNERY.
Amy Flannery is a First Nations Australian creator and performer. Amy completed her training in dance at the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA Dance College). After graduating from NAISDA, she has performed, choreographed and composed for a number of companies and independent productions, including Lost All Sorts Collective, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Jannawi Dance Clan, Dance Makers Collective, Erth Visual and Physical, Wagana Aboriginal Dancers, and PACT Centre for emerging artists.