CHILDREN'S CHEERING CARPET - SALTBUSH

COMPAGNIA TPO & COME OUT

in co-production with Teatro Metastasio Stabile della Toscana

“…involving, engaging, theatrical magic that could and should play any theatre in the world”

- Sunday Mail, Adelaide

“enchanting and completely captivating for four-to-eight year olds and everyone else as well.”

- The Advertiser, Adelaide

“Children’s theatre doesn’t get any better than this. This inspired array of Italian and Aboriginal artists is the perfect fusion of dance, art and breathtaking digital design”

- Sunday Mail, Adelaide

Children’s Cheering Carpet - Saltbush is an immersive an interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia.

TPO’s award winning artistry in multi-media theatre for young people is combined with the work of acclaimed professional Aboriginal artists Lou Bennett (music), Delwyn Mannix (visual art), Deon Hastie (dance) and Sasha Zahra (dramaturgy) under the artistic direction of former Come Out director and Insite Arts partner Jason Cross and TPO director Davide Venturini.

Through its sensor and infra-red imaging technology, TPO’s Children’s Cheering Carpet concept allows the children to interact, play and perform in the production and provides an immersive experience of the artwork. This also provides a unique experience for parents and teachers as they watch the children become involved.

The project is the result of collaboration between acclaimed Italian theatre company TPO and Australian Aboriginal artists. The work was a co-production with Teatro Metastasio Stabile della Toscana in Prato and was commissioned by the Australian Festival for Young People (Come Out 2009) in Adelaide with the assistance of the City of Melbourne’s ArtPlay and produced by Insite Arts.

We are now working to develop a more extensive Australian tour of the production in 2010.

CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS DRAMATURGY COMPOSER/PERFORMER/MUSICIAN CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER VISUAL ARTIST/DESIGNER DIGITAL DESIGNER TECHNICAL DESIGNER SOUND DESIGNER/MUSICIAN ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TPO MANAGER

Davide Venturini (Italy) & Jason Cross, Insite Arts (Aus) Sasha Zahra (Aus) Lou Bennett (Aus) Deon Hastie (Aus) Anna Balducci (Italy) Delwyn Mannix (Aus) Elsa Mersi (Italy) Rossano Monti (Italy) Spartaco Cortesi (Italy) Edoardo Donatini (Italy), Francesco Gandi(Italy) & Stefania Zampiga(Italy) Lee Cumberlidge, Insite Arts (Aus) Valentina Martini (Italy)