PULSE Rooftop

PULSE was a short season of six site-specific multimedia performances on Melbourne rooftops and in Shed 4, in April-May & November-December 2009.

Curated and produced by Michael Hornblow and I, PULSE presented our solo performance alongside dancers: Tony Yap and Yumi Umiumare, theatre director: John Paul Hussey and sound artists: Jeffrey Hannam and Patrice Coulombe.

Thanks to Andrew Collins for editing the videos:

 

Sakasama Reverse World from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

Yumi Umiumare’s Sakasama Reverse World with the participation of Tony Yap on the City Village Rooftop, Melbourne Australia, April 2009

Credits: Media Art by Bambang Nurcahyadi, Video and Sound edited by Bambang Nurcahyadi and Ian Corcoran, Videography by Richard Back, Anthony Pelchen and Yumi Umiumare.

 

EDGE from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

EDGE is a performance by Tony Yap with the participation of Yumi Umiumare and the TYC performers on City Village Rooftop, Melbourne, Australia, April 2009

Credits: Installation – Naomi Ota, Composers/sound design – Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey, Film – Sean O’Brien.

 

Do U Like 2 Wrestle from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

Do U Like 2 Wrestle is a performance by John Paul Hussey presented at Shed4, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia, March 2009.

Credits:Concept & Direction – John Paul Hussey, Set Design – Ric Richmond, Light Design – Shane Grant, DJ & Live Guitar – Kelly Ryall, Mud Pool Mix – Gerard Farmer, Wrestling Judges – Lizzil Gay & Shane Grant

 

Common Tongue from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

Martin Renaud’s and Patrice Coulombe Common Tongue was presented on the rooftop of 55 High St, Northcote, Australia, November 2009

Credits: Performer – Martin Renaud, Sound Artist and Programmer – Patrice Coulombe, Choreogapher – Sarah Wendt

Produced by Silex Creations at Bain St-Michel, Ville de Montreal August 2009

 

METAMORPHOSIS 4 2 from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

METAMORPHOSIS 4 2 is a work by Jeffrey Hannam presented on the rooftop of 55 High St, Northcote, Australia, November 2009

Credits: Composer & Live Manipulation: Jeffrey Hannam, Bass: Karl Willebrant

 

tablet from PulseRooftop on Vimeo.

tablet is a performance art solo by Michael Hornblow presented on the rooftop of 55 High St, Northcote, Australia, December 2009.

Credits: Ric Haddon (Art Direction), Phillip Samartzis (Sound), Robbie Cole (Tech Direction), Romanie Harper (Costume), Christie Stott (Associate Producer). Produced by Dario Vacirca

About Martin Renaud

I am an arts management professional from Québec, Canada who settled in Australia in January 2008. I am currently living in Bondi Beach, Sydney and working as Operations Manager of Flickerfest. From April 2008 to July 2010 I was Executive Director of Open Channel in Melbourne. Throughout 2009, I was producer and co-artistic director of PULSE, presenting site-specific multimedia performances on Melbourne’s rooftops. Before settling to Melbourne, I was living Montreal and working as Manager of Videographe Production in 2006-2008. I visited Melbourne twice before for 6 months in 2005-2006 and 2003-2004. I produced various multimedia performances at Dancehouse, Next Wave and Big West Festivals.
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