Celebrate at High Beam Festival, a biennial international arts festival
showcasing contemporary works influenced or inspired by experience of
disability. This ten day multi-arts festival will present the latest in
disability arts - new perceptions, innovations and visions. High Beam
offers a spectacular program of music, comedy, theatre, dance, art,
debate, workshops and community events.
There is still time to register your event as part of the High Beam
Festival and compliment Arts in Action's core program which will be a
10-day feast of shows and cabarets in every performing art form, loads
of exhibitions and installations, workshops, masterclasses and
discussion forums around important matters to do with Arts and people
with disabilities. Switch on your High Beam, focus it on May and talk
to the folks at Arts in Action about your ideas and let them know how to get our
program to you.
Registrations opens Friday 18th January
Do you want to be part of the celebrations and strut your stuff at High
Beam 2002. High Beam is an open access festival. Registrations open
Friday 18th January and close Friday 15th February. Don't miss out.
Contact highbeamfestival@artsinaction.asn.au for registration forms and guidelines.
2002 High Beam Festival highlights include:
* High Beam Opening Night Party. Based at the Lion Arts complex which
will transformed into the festival Home Site marked by the installation
of the large artworks created through the High Heels, High Hats project.
The Opening Night Party will present program highlights and feature a
concert including the wellknown Backsliders and the groovy Chris Finnen
Blues Band. Don't miss out on this Lights Up multi-arts event,
celebrating in a carnival party atmosphere.
* Tech-Art EXPRESS, a new project recently launched by High Beam and
Arts in Action, brings together visual artists and writers with
disabilities who are interested in exploring computers and the Internet
as a medium for self-expression. Visit their website
http://express.anne-t.com for information
and to register your interest in joining this on-line arts community.
Information about adaptive equipment to assist with access available.
Contact express@anne-t.com.
* High Beam Literature and Music Awards. In Association with the South Australia
Writers' Centre Inc and Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association
Inc (SCALA), is proud to announce the second, biennial High Beam Awards
for Literature and Music. Funded by the Department of Human Services,
the High Beam Awards are designed to develop and reward achievement in
the areas of literature and music for people who receive a disability
pension. Contact mjjlcombe@adelaide.on.net
* Performances by Access Arts Queensland , Mainstreet Theatre Co,
Restless Dance Co and No Strings Attached
Volunteers needed
Become a High Beam Volunteer Interested in volunteeringNULL Want to see the
inside story of putting on a festivalNULL We can always do with lots of
extra enthusiastic help and volunteers play an essential role in the
lead up to and during each High Beam Festival. Contact us for a
volunteer registration form highbeamfestival@artsinaction.asn.au
More information
High Beam Festival
101 Halifax Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: + 61 8 8224 0799
Fax: + 61 8 8224 0709
Email:highbeamfestival@artsinaction.asn.au
Website: www.artsinaction.asn.au
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