morning monsters masquerade

JULY 28/29
a birthday celebration for a friends of the crew, hastily reconvened at the eleventh hour and relocated to a beautiful [but very cold] forest.....somewhere in NNSW...
the morning mists added to the mystery....with all sorts of wonderful creatures of the night revealed...

Taikoz

Port Macquarie July 19
Its been at least 4 years since I saw Taikoz perform [at the Global Carnival in Bellingen], and this show was the first leg of a northern NSW/Qld tour. The performance is huge in all aspects - the size of the drums, the sheer volume in play and the energy required to master thesee impressive instruments is a sight [and sound] to behold.

A couple of new members in place including Anton who grew up in Port Macquarie, so a bit of a homecoming for him with friends and family in the audience.

Riley Lee on Shakahachi flute to add the light and ethereal to the equation.

If you want to check them out, you'll find a link to their website below.













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HaPpY tReE fRiEnDs

Saturday June 23 - somewhere deep in the forest
There's something about gathering in the forest to dance and get together with friends...night time is one thing but its greeting the morning that really does it for me....this event was surprisingly big considering the weather was looking a bit iffy - nonetheless, some 300 people braved the elements which were in our favour. A couple of decent fires to warm up with and sit and talk around always makes for a social evening. Congratulations again to the Bass Camp / Art Official crew....









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Flamenco Festival Bellingen

Teatro Del Munde are an Adelaide based Flamenco Dance troupe who graced Bellingen over the weekend with their latest show as part of the Flamenco Festival. All things Flamenco were on offer including a series of workshops and masterclasses, with two performances in the Bellingen Memorial Hall on Friday and Saturday night. Full houses on both nights and an opportunity for me to design and operate lights for the performances. These shots were taken before Saturdays performance during the pre-show warm up.












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