NOMINATION: Excellence in a Regional Area
For activity undertaken in a regional area, utilising Australian repertoire to create a positive impact for the local community. A regional area is defined as Australian areas outside of capital cities.
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Nominee
Ekstasis Ensemble
Nominated Project/Activity
Limitless
Nominator Statement
Ekstasis is an experimental music co-opertive based in Newcastle. Limitless was a show performed in December 2024, featuring music written by Chris Sutherland, Liam Tooth, Jennifer Hankin, Sarah Monk and Naomi Dartas well as recitations by Hamzah and Elli Post. Some of the music was individually written, some collaborative, and some involved audience participation.
The show took place in the Old Lock Up in Newcastle, engaging the audience with the reality of confinement within these grim walls, encouraging us to become aware of our internal "walls" and ultimately engage with the limitless space available to us.
Every part of the show drew me in, deeper and deeper into the experience of these ideas. The sounds and texts were riveting. By the end of the show, I felt that I had been part of an event not merely an audience member at a concert. The place itself was an emotional experience that was matched by all I heard and saw.
Nominee
Ekstasis Ensemble
Nominated Project/Activity
Limitless
The show took place in the Old Lock Up in Newcastle, engaging the audience with the reality of confinement within these grim walls, encouraging us to become aware of our internal "walls" and ultimately engage with the limitless space available to us.
Every part of the show drew me in, deeper and deeper into the experience of these ideas. The sounds and texts were riveting. By the end of the show, I felt that I had been part of an event not merely an audience member at a concert. The place itself was an emotional experience that was matched by all I heard and saw.