Performance Contemporary —
Over two nights, Sydney Contemporary will present a dynamic program of live music, performance, food and beverages. For Art Night, the opening celebration on Thursday 5 September, the Performance Contemporary program will bring the space to life, curated by Sam Watson-Wood, Director of Friends with Strangers. HOSSEI, a multidisciplinary artist with Persian, Turkish, and Russian ancestry, will present two performances of his major work ESSSENSSSE. Artists Seremina Adimate and Kilia Tipa will perform GRIEF DIGEST in dedication to the late artist, song woman and orator Séini Sista Native Taumoepeau.
Thursday 5 September, 5:30 – 9pm
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HOSSEI
The performance, featuring ten performers and a vibrant installation, is about letting go and being one with the spirit and embracing its purity and vulnerability. ESSSENSSSE is an aquatic ecosystem that explores the tenacity of the human spirit, stripping away corporeal human qualities and revealing what’s underneath. ESSSENSSSE is the next morning, the BODY, MIND, SPIRIT after a big night, looking at the sea for new beginnings.
HOSSEI will perform on Art Night
Grief Digest
GRIEF DIGEST by artists Seremina Adimate and Kilia Tipa is in dedication to the late artist, song woman and orator Séini Sista Native Taumoepeau. “After 100 days of mourning we arrive at a different stage of our grief.” Working with cultural concepts and their contemporary practices, two Sydney based artists Sereima Adimate and Kilia Pahulu collaborate to explore themes of grief, death, and the process of digesting them. This performance invites their audience to process their own constipated grief and allow them permission to dissolve grief into joy.
GRIEF DIGEST will be performed at 4:30PM, Saturday 7 September
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Jake Meadows
Acclaimed harpist Jake Meadows will present a special musical performance in a one-of-a-kind auditory experience. Using one of humanity’s oldest instruments, the harp, Meadows will premiere his new album ‘Archetypes’. The performance will take listeners on a journey through refreshingly original sounds achieved via the nature of the electronic harp.
Meet the Curator: Performance Contemporary
Sam Watson-Wood of Friends with Strangers, has worked across the cultural sector for over 15 years. Sam specialises in artistic development, partnership strategy, audience development and the ideation and delivery of public programs. Prior to being the Executive Producer (2020-2023) and Artistic Advisor (2022) at Performance Space she was part of the launch team for Sydney Contemporary and became the Director of Partnerships, VIP, and Programs.
