PHIVE and Patch Theatre Presents: Sea of Light
PHIVE presents Patch Theatre’s interactive installation Sea of Light at the newly opened Parramatta Town Hall in January 2024, inviting children to create unique artworks on a glowing sea floor.
Sea of Light is a participatory arts experience for children and their families by Patch Theatre, Australia’s flagship children’s theatre company. In the installation, participants create illuminating art on a large glow floor using UV torches, stencils, and model boats. The experience is enhanced by a gentle soundtrack composed by Rob Edwards.
As participants explore Sea of Light, artworks by Aboriginal visual artist Elizabeth Yanyi Close are painted in light across the sea floor. Elizabeth Close says, “My paintings speak to the connection between land and sea, the earth and waterways and are informed by the diversity of the Australian landscape. They also reflect the deep relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia have with Country.”
More than 30,000 participants have already experienced the installation, with attendees describing Sea of Light as “magical” and “a truly beautiful sensory experience”.
Artistic Director Geoff Cobham says, “Sea of Light is such a fantastic opportunity for children to express their creativity. The art that children create is just as interesting as the experience itself – they trace their hands and feet, draw imagined new worlds, and interact with Elizabeth’s paintings.”
- Where: Parramatta Town Hall entry via PHIVE, 5 Parramatta Square
- When: Thursday 4 January 2023 to Sunday 28 January (Closed Friday 26 January for Australia Day Public Holiday)
- Times: 10am to 4pm, 12 sessions per day. It is a self-guided experience of approx. 30 minutes – each session begins on the hour and half-hour.
- Sensory Sessions: 10am each Monday (8, 15 and 22 Jan)
- Cost: Free
- Bookings: Bookings essential via the PHIVE website.
- Who: All ages! Particularly families with children aged 3 – 12 years old. Also great for Parents, grandparents, carers.
https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/phive/sea-of-light
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