Sound Advice from the Ill Informed

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Event Sound Advice from the Ill Informed
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 2 December 1996
Last Date 15 December 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description ?A chamber performance piece for solo performer and multiple audio playback machines. The work examines the meeting points of cultures and the role of the media/tor in that meeting. MacGregor draws on a series of recordings done on overseas travels over the past eight years. His role as a journalist has given him access to Other People which the casual tourist rarely has. On the other hand the paraphernalia of recording makes him self-conscious, and serves to reinforce his sense of being a stranger. Utilising these recordings MacGregor will map these contradictions and look at the problematic
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tony MacGregor Performer Sound artist and recordist
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 72551