I Will Survive by Paul Walker
I was invited into this incredible project as Dramaturg by Paul Walker (Moonshine). I worked closely with Paul and the participants to capture moments from the creative performance workshops towards a final showing and presentation. Paul invited a series of artists to run creative trauma-informed workshops in response to the recovery from the 2022 Northern Rivers Floods. All workshops and the final presentation were held at SeeSpace Lismore, NSW from October - December 2022.
I Will Survive Presentation Showing - First stage of development
SeeSpace Lismore
Sunday, 18 December
This project took place on the unceded land of the Widjabul Wia-bul people of the Bundjalung nation. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
I Will Survive is a creative recovery project by, for, and with the Northern Rivers LGBTIQA+ community that commenced with a series of performance and creative art workshops, finishing in a presentation showing.
Video Credit: Fabian Pertzel
The evening featured a sharing of outcomes created by participants/collaborative artists during the 8-week workshop series, including live performances, projection art, videos, photography, drawings, paintings, and sound works.
The journey of this project has been rich and inspiring, and over the course of the workshops we came together to co-create in a variety of artistic processes that supported the group to express themselves and share their stories. Now, we are excited to share the first stage of development for a multi-artform immersive dance theatre installation that will be a collective story of our community, and the land itself, at this time.
— Paul Walker. Artistic Director
The creative development of I Will Survive has been supported by NORPA’s Artist Seed Funding 2022.
Thank you to SeeSpace, Lismore for your support.
An inclusive arts, technology and media centre in the middle of Lismore for Artists of Varying ability. Part of The Wherehouse: a place for creating.
Celebrating World Pride Week 2023
Leah White from ABC North Coast did a piece on our project to share with the world during Pride Week. Check out the digital article and short video attached. This is something I am truly proud of! — Paul Walker.
If you would like to support our project, you can make a donation to our GoFundMe campaign here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-will-survive-lismore
I WILL SURVIVE CREATIVE TEAM
Artistic Director / Creative Producer:
Paul Walker
Workshop Facilitating Artists:
Zerina Millard, Fabian Pertzel, Kate Mcdowell, Sahar, Zeb Schulz, Ryan Anderson, Phoebe Rose, Jex Lopez, Paul Walker
Geraldine Balcazar
Guy Grey & Hani Baghdan
Alex Torney
Projection:
Zeb Schulz
Fabian Pertzel
Gabrielle Griffin
Annie Monks, Sam Siam, Zerina Millard
River Moore, Fox Shepherd
Performers / Collaborative Artists:
Kim McCarthy, Naomi Feller, Kerz Lake, Nina Tzatziki, Liplash, Agustin Elaskar, Zoe Humphreys, Robert Bialowas, River Moore, Fox Shepherd, Sam Siam
Participants / Collaborative Artists:
Mel Rogers, Sue Hird, Gabrielle Griffin, James Khoury, Lisa Walmsley, Kevin Privett, Kimberly McIntyre, Claire Munro, Emma Hardwick, Casper Batchelor, Roisin McSweeney, Frauke Huhn, Miriam Torzillo, Hani Baghdan, Matthew Hines, Jane Grimley, Paula Montalto, Tinah Hadley, Mark Moloney, Adam Mills, Melissa Mussarod, Robert Hofstettr, Maia Johanna Sternberg, Chris Circosta, Cyrhs Staghorn
