Matilda - University of Western Australia
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Welcome to LUMINOUSnight,
a celebration of art and culture
to mark the centenary of The
University of Western Australia
(1913-2013).
This once-in-a-century night
showcases the vast cultural
activities and achievements
of UWA graduates, students,
researchers and teachers and
shines a light on the architecture,
flora and fauna of the magnificent
Crawley campus.
For one beautiful Perth night,
UWA has been transformed into
a walk-through phantasmagoria
for the community to enjoy.
More than 250 artists have come
together to realise this amazing
and continuous program of
visual and performing arts.
Enjoy UWA’s LUMINOUSnight
and help us celebrate a century
of achievement.
WeLCoMePerforManCes
CateringThe university Club(6pm to Midnight) A fully licensed venue. Check out the special buffet dinner in the Banquet Hall and the set menu in the Club Restaurant until 10pm.
Hackett Hall Café and Bar (7pm to 10.30pm) Fully licensed serving light food. The UWA Jazz Club will perform live music from 7pm to 8.40pm.
Takeaway outletsriley oval and somerville auditorium(6pm to 10pm)A range of takeaway food.
information HubFor program information and passes to the LUMINOUShall building projection, visit the information marquee on Riley Oval in front of the entrance to the Arts Building.
first aidLocated on Riley Oval at the Information Hub.
emergenciesHead for the Information Hub or call UWA Security on 6488 2222
ushersA team of ushers and helpers will assist guests and answer questions. Look for the people in the bright orange LUMINOUSnight t-shirts.
Disabled access Wheelchair access to Whitfeld Court for the LUMINOUShall building projection is through the eastern archway, near the Moreton Bay fig tree.
All walkways leading to James Oval have ramp access.
Disabled access into the Sunken Garden is from the walkway near the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. Please note: this entrance will be restricted during performances as it leads directly onto the stage. During performances, disabled access will be at the rear of the Garden at Whelan Court.
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Crawford Court Craig Walsh’s Spacemakers | Augmented Reality
great Court Craig Walsh’s Spacemakers | UWA Crest
Lawrence Wilson art gallery LUMINOUSflux | Dark Portals | Through the Kunai Grass
Physics foyer Celestial Visions and Screentime University Hall
riley oval Peacock | Augmented Reality
university Club (Colonnade gallery) SymbioticA
visuaL arTs (aLL evening)LuMinous HaLL ProJeCTion – WHiTfeLD CourT
A filmic projection onto the façade of Winthrop Hall tracing key moments and characters in the University’s history.
Projection Artwork by Illuminart®.
Technical production sponsored by TDC, the Technical Direction Company.
screen times: 8.40pm, 9.20pm, 10pm, 10.40pm and 11.20pm
Duration: 20 minutes
enTry Passes obtain a pass to a scheduled screening from the LuMinoushall marquee on riley oval. arrive at the western entrance of Winthrop Hall (the great gate) ten minutes prior to your screening.
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Giant bird puppets designed and operated by SWERVE.
UWA Swat Ensembles, fire jugglers and stiltwalkers will grace the walkways behind Winthrop Hall all evening.
PuPPeTs anD sTreeT PerforMers
Somerville Auditorium* world music
Sunken Garden* folk, blues
+ roots
Great Court* Performance
dance
New Fortune theatre
Crawford Court*
literature
Club Amphitheatre
pop entertainment
Club Auditorium
classical choralHackett Hall
jazz
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallerymulti-media
7.00
Split Seconds
UWA Jazz Club
7.00
7.10
Clint Bracknell and
The Red Tree Band
7.10
7.20Mowamjum Junba
7.20
7.30Skits and Sketches
7.30
7.407.40
7.507.50
8.00SILENTmovie/
LIVEscore
UWA Dance Reid
The Man From Mukinupin
8.00
8.10
Fred Smith and
Liz Frenchman
8.10
8.20Actors Reading Writers 1Winthrop
Singers
UWA Jazz Club
8.20
8.30Parrots Crows
Peacocks
Skits and Sketches
Swarm Night 1
8.30
8.40
SaggezzaUWA
Juggling Club
8.40
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9.00The Man From Mukinupin
Actors Reading Writers 2
Swarm Night 2
9.00
9.10
Smith and the Spooks
9.10
9.20
Nop KoolingContortionist
Blackwood
9.20
9.30SILENTmovie/
LIVEscore
Actors Reading Writers 3
Swarm Night 3
9.30
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9.509.50
10.00Parade to James Oval for Fire Spectacular10.00
10.10 – 10.30: James oval Fire Spectacular 10.40 – 10.50: Puppet parade to Club 10.30 – 12.00: Club amphitheatre Boom! Bap! Pow!
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CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G UniPrint 101988
LUMINOUSnight has been generously supported by: Lotterywest and The State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Technical production for LUMINOUShall generously supported by: TDC – Technical Direction Company, the leading specialist in video equipment solutions in Australia.
Chair, UWA Centenary Planning Committee: Dr Susan Boyd Executive Director, Finance and Resources: Ms Gaye McMath Director, Cultural Precinct: Winthrop Professor Ted Snell am citwa
Director, UWA Centenary Celebrations: Ms Madeleine King
LUMINOUSnight Coordinator and Artistic Director: Ian Lilburne Technical and Lighting Director: Damien Hanson Senior Stage Manager: Sue Wilkes Indigenous Coordination: Richard Walley ao Centenary Promotion: Ms Danni Wick
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SOMERVILLEAUDITORIUM
SUNKENGARDEN
GREATCOURT
CRAWFORDCOURT
CLUB AMPHITHEATRE
NEW FORTUNE THEATRE
JAMESOVAL
Fire spectacle
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Licensed areas: University Club, Hackett Hall Café road Closure: Hackett Drive 5pm –7.15pm
performancesPerformances visual arts
ProJeCTionProJeCTion
SPACEmakers Craig WalshPlace: Trees on campusTime: Dusk to midnightDuration: ContinuousLight sculptures transform prominent trees into monumental portraits paying homage to UWA’s public ‘space makers’; the architects, landscape architects, gardeners and groundsmen who have created UWA’s garden campus.
ProJeCTionexHiBiTions
LUMINOUSflux, Dark Portals, Through The Kumai GrassPlace: Lawrence Wilson art galleryTime: 7pm to 10pm Duration: exhibition continues until 20 april
LuMinousflux: light as a major mode of expression in contemporary and 20th Century art.
Dark Portals: emerging artist Sera Waters depicts contemporary themes through traditional needlework and embroidery.
Through The Kumai grass: never before seen photographic portraits of the New Guinea Highlands 1951–53.
SymbioticAPlace: university Club Colonnade galleryTime: 7pm to Midnight Showcasing thirteen years of artworks created by researchers, postgraduate students, national and international residents of SymbioticA, a Centre for Excellence in Biological Arts that crosses the boundaries between art and the life sciences.
ProJeCTioninsTaLLaTions
CELESTIALvisionsJohn GoldsmithPlace: The Physics foyer Concourse and the university Club Conference foyerTime: 7.00pm to MidnightDuration: ContinuousA stunning astronomical time-lapse video, featuring the superb night sky of Western Australia, together with iconic landscapes, such as the Pinnacles, Wave Rock, Lake Ballard and Wolfe Creek Crater.
LUMINOUS (Augmented Reality)Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
Place: various LocationsTime: 7.00pm to MidnightThink: Second life objects embedded in the landscape and viewed through a free app for smart phones and tablets. See the space invaders on Riley Oval, the virtual forest on James Oval, the spacecraft hovering over the Reid Library, and many more intriguing virtual objects. Check the map for the icon and look for the helpful guides dressed in the black icon-crested shirts.
PEACOCK AND UWA CRESTPallet MediainsTaLLaTion
Place: riley oval and The great Court.Time: 7.00pm to Midnight Not to be outdone by grass images at the cricket and footy, LUMINOUSnight presents two images on the green spaces: a peacock (from a design by Cindi Drennan of Illuminart), and a giant UWA crest.
SCREENTIME – UNIVERSITy HALLPlace: various screens throughout campusTime: continuousTime-lapse video capturing the development of University Hall, the newest hall of residence on campus.
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BLACKWOODSolo to SymphonyPlace: university Club auditoriumTime: 9.20pmDuration: 25 minutes A contemporary operetta by composer Iain Grandage, librettist and poet Kevin Gillam and artist Brendon Darby, performed by clarinetist Allan Meyer, international soprano Sara Macliver and pianist Graeme Gilling.
BOOM! BAP! POW!Place: Club amphitheatreTime: 10.30pmDuration: 90 minutesSophisticated, dapper and wild, Boom! Bap! Pow! are the rarest of diamonds a band that doesn’t try to be cool, they just are cool. Party out the night as this polished ensemble sail the seas of soul, funk and pop.
Clint Bracknell and the Red Tree BandPlace: The sunken gardenTime: 7.10pmDuration: 45 minutesInspired by the likes of Hound Dog Taylor, Link Wray and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Clint Bracknell and the Red Tree Band shake up the best bits of rock n’ roll, garage soul and bar room blues.
Royal Agricultural Society of WA Brass BandPlace: James ovalTime: 10.00pmDuration: 30 minutesAccompanying the fire spectacular, this 30 piece brass band will set the night alight.
SaggezzaPlace: somerville auditoriumTime: 8:40pm Duration: 30 minutesAccordionist extraordinaire Cathie Travers with Ashley Arbuckle (violin), Paul Tanner (percussion) and Phil Waldron (double bass). A virtuoso ensemble, combining a dash of folk with a shot of tango and a strong measure of classical-chamber music. Sensuous melodies passionately played.
SILENTfilm/LIVEscoreThe Nova EnsemblePlace: The somerville auditoriumTimes: 8.00pm and 9.30pmDuration: 30 minutesHerbert Brenon’s 1913 silent classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, screened to a live, original and contemporary score.
Fred Smith, Liz Frencham and the Spooky Men of the WestPlace: The sunken gardenTimes: 8.10pm (frencham-smith) and 9.10pm (smith and the spooks)Duration: 45 minutes each set One of Australia’s most poetic and respected songwriters, Fred Smith is joined by double-bassist and singer Liz Frencham, and the sixteen-voice, all-male a capella choir, Spooky Men of the West directed by Stephen Taberner.
SPLIT SECONDSPlace: Club amphitheatreTime: 7.00pm Duration: 50 minutesWith tight harmonies, ever so danceable tunes and an affable on stage manner, Split Seconds open LUMINOUSnight with a swift sharp show.
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SWARMnightQuartermain + Tarry + Stockman Place: Lawrence Wilson art galleryTime: 8.30pm, 9.00pm and 9.30pm Duration: 20 minutesEskimo Joe’s Joel Quartermain, artist Jon Tarry and Karnivool’s Jon Stockman combine creative forces in a series of performances that amplify sound, rhythm and graphic phenomena.
SWATensemblesUWA School of MusicPlace: walkways of the great Court Times: variousThis vibrant centre of music education and research presents a selection of student musicians in impromptu performances at spectacular locations.
UWA Jazz ClubPlace: Hackett Hall Coffee Lounge and BarTimes: 7.00-8.00pm, 8.20-8.40pmDuration: 1hour, 20 minA cool blend of students and professional musicians.
THE WINTHROP SINGERSPlace: The univerrsity Club auditoriumTimes: 8.20pmDuration: 30 minutesSacred music from the Anglican and Catholic traditions as well as a cappella arrangements of jazz and light music.
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THE MAN FROM MUKINUPIN by Dorothy HewettGRADSPlace: The new fortune Theatre Times: 8.00pm and 9.00pmDuration: 20 minutesTwo extracts from GRADS revival production directed by renowned director Aarne Neeme.
SKITS AND SKETCHESUniversity Dramatic SocietyPlace: new fortune TheatreTimes: 8:30 and 9:30Duration: 30 MinutesA dynamic rendition of songs, dramatic excerpts and comedic sketches of original works from the minds of talented students.
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BIRD puppets and FIRE spectacularSWERVEPlace: follow the birds to James ovalTime: 10.00pmDuration: 20 minutesGiant bird puppets grace the campus and lead guests to the fire spectacular.
FIRE JUGGLINGUWA Juggling ClubPlace: university Club amphitheatreTime: 8.40pmDuration: 20 minutesToo hot to handle, these performers juggle fire. Thereafter they join other roving performers throughout campus.
ProJeCTion
LUMINOUShall Place: Whitfeld CourtTimes: 8.40pm, 9.20pm, 10.00pm, 10.40pm
and 11.20pmDuration: 20 minutesA filmic projection onto the façade of Winthrop Hall tracing key moments and characters in the University’s history.
Projection Artwork by Illuminart®.
enTry Passes obtain a pass to a scheduled screening from the LuMinoushall marquee on riley oval. arrive at the western entrance of Winthrop Hall (the great gate) ten minutes prior to your screening.
DanCe
JUNBAMowamjum Dancers Place: great CourtTime: 7.20pm Duration: 30 minutesA magnificent indigenous dance performance by the custodians for the Wandjina figures which feature in cave sites throughout the West Kimberley. A part of the Faculty of Arts Gives Back project for the University’s centenary.
NOP KOOLING(Boy Travelling)Aboriginal Productions and PromotionsPlace: great Court:Time: 9.20pmDuration: 30 minutesDirected by Richard Walley and following the six Nyoongar seasons, a young boy’s story is told through a fusion of traditional and contemporary live music and dance. Didgeridoos, boomerangs and music sticks are accompanied by guitars, percussion and keyboard. Backing tracks and sound effects are interlinked with chants, song and the spoken word.
PARROTS crows PEACOCKSChrissie Parrott ArtsPlace: great Court Time: 8.30pm Duration: 35 minutesAn original dance work reflecting the birdlife of the Crawley campus.
REIDDance UWAPlace: The reid Library ground floor Concourse (viewed from great Court)Time: 8.00pmDuration: 15 minutesA series of short dance works inspired by the perennial UWA student haunt, the Reid Library Coffee Shop.
LiTeraTure / PerforManCe LiTeraTure/PerforManCe
ACTORSreadingWRITERSThe Westerly CentrePlace: Crawford Court (The arts Building)Times: 8.20pm, 9.00pm, 9.30pmDuration: 20 minutes A series of performed readings by Perth actors (Lizzie Spencer, Igor Sass, Kate Hall and Murray Dowsett) of renowned UWA writers Fay Zwicky, Brenda Walker, Randolph Stow, Gail Jones, Nicholas Hasluck, Robert Drewe, and others.
Special thankS: clint Walker, George anderson and UWa Facilities Management; Garry Jones and UWa Security; Gary ellis and the University club; Rob lines and University theatres; ken Saverimutto and the Guild caterers; Jo agnew, Meredith eddington and the Office of Development: Doug Durack and UWa public affairs; David Jamieson, Jamie cootes, John airie, UWa Grounds; Donna Greenwood, Melinda Fisher, pier leach, cultural precinct; alan lourens, Jane Davidson, Sarah Brittenden, School of Music; Janie corke, legal Services; Dan hutchens, Grant Wallace, Risk Management; Virginia Rowlands and the centenary planning committee; the team at Uniprint; Julian Donaldson, Drew Dymond and the perth Festival; Marcus canning, FringeWorld; Jo Wilkie, lotterywest ; Michael hassett, ken Jackson, Olin Winton, tDc.
Grateful acknowledgement to Vice-chancellor professor paul Johnson, Winthrop professor Bill louden and emeritus professor alan Robson am citwa for their encouragement and support of this project.
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