Kinetic Sunrise

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Event Kinetic Sunrise
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 25 November 1986
Opening Date 25 November 1986
Last Date 26 November 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Kinetic Sunrise was a performance/event of "a constructed sunrise of one hour duration". Artist, Kevin Mortensen consciously attempted to induce a tranquil atmosphere yet giving full force to every incident that occurs. Bird characters were central agents in incidents. Mortensen describes a narrative of events that occurred around a pond in the flyer.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Visual Theatre
Installation
Subjects Birds
Ecology
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kevin Mortensen Performance Artist, devisor and visual artist
Further Information Performance Space Archives, Carriageworks, Redfern. Catalogue of '25 years of Performance Art in Australia' published by Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 1994.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Oct-Nov 1986 program flyer, Performance Space
Mike Mullins Archives http://mikemullins.com.au
Performance Space Database
Event Identifier 80244
Dataset AusStage