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                    Glen Walton

                    Test Sites: Round 2

                    Man touching plants
                    Glen Walton is a performer, writer, theatre maker, artist, musician and all round DIY tinkerer.

                    Over 12 years Glen has developed his distinctive style in both theatrical and musical creations. He is a founding member of The Suitcase Royale whose unique blend of music and 'Australian Gothic' Narratives has accrued much critical acclaim worldwide.

                    He has toured extensively throughout Australia, North America, Europe and the UK including appearances at the:

                    • Melbourne International Arts Festival
                    • Edinburgh Festival and Soho Theatre - UK
                    • Ruhrfestspeile and Erlangen Puppet Festivals - Germany
                    • Andy Warhol museum - Pittsburgh USA
                    • Canadian fringe circuit.

                    Walton is currently working as performer, musician and collaborator with Polyglot Theatre, touring large scale outdoor interactive children's performance both nationally and internationally. He is also a founding member of the five piece Calypso band Mighty Duke and the Lords and released a solo album this year under the nom de plume Wolf Von Trapp.

                    Invisible Orchestral Showings

                    Invisible Orchestral Showings tested various conductive items that triggered audio and assessed their effect on the level of audience interaction and engagement. The location was the instrument that produced musical notes, resulting in an immediate and evolving musical work. The location used was chosen for the ‘conductive’ possibilities within it.

                    Our development period was challenging as we attempted to create a system that was reliable and responsive. Many attempts were thwarted by the limits of the technology we were using, but some new discoveries gave way to creative solutions to these limitations.

                    Once on site we installed the work to discover that due to ‘earthing’ problems the system had become unstable and we worked furiously to correct this problem. Eventually we had a smaller version of the work functioning that the public could interact with and this is when the work really took on a life of its own.

                    People immediately responded to the cheeky collaborative nature of the site and some spontaneous jam sessions sparked up between total strangers. We discovered that some sounds (pitched versions of the tram ‘ding’ sound) were successful as they blended with surroundings and were very satisfying to play as were the bombastic orchestral sounds.

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                    Invisible Orchestral Showing

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                    Invisible Orchestral Showings
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