a pocket opera / performance experiment by the music box project & friends
Join Stephen Adams and the music box project for a showing of performance scenarios and processes developed during a residency at Rex Cramphorn Performance Research Studio.
the music box project invites you to Sound Picnic - a unique musical experience exploring the stories and spaces of The Coal Loader.
the music box project’s inaugural festival of creative music - featuring over 25 artists from across Australia and abroad.
the music box project invites you to SOUND PARTY on 9th Dec 3pm @ Church Street Studios!
CHANGING EARS: Just your usual afternoon of music made from teapots, toys, skateboards, noise, zombies, data, music, etc.
This Upstairs is curated by Elizabeth Jigalin.
COME PLAY: Spin the top, roll the dice, pick a card, you know you want to. Open the music box for an afternoon of games and game-inspired pieces.
This Upstairs is curated by Naomi Johnson.
STIR, FLUTTER: Music made in cut & paste, each syllable a bit of dust from wings
This Upstairs is curated by Jane Aubourg.
TICK TICK: An exploration of time through sound, its movement and stillness.
This Upstairs is curated by Peter Leung.
BLIND DUƐTS: the music box project are setting each other up on a series of improvised blind duets.
This Upstairs is curated by Joseph Lisk.
“FRESH, YOUNG, UNFASHIONABLY EXTRAVAGANT” — APRA AMCOS / AMC Art Music Awards
Deliciously zany, subtly bonkers and artfully beguiling, the music box project brings you the Sydney premiere of Shallow Listening. From the clicking of scissors to slow motion singing, cheeky meditations on red, a plethora of toys and the catharsis of an internal dialogue — leave your expectations at the door and join the ensemble for an evening of signature music box madness.
