Fremantle Street Arts Festival 2014

A CITY OF FREMANTLE FESTIVAL

Easter weekend

19-21 April

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Welcome to the 2014 Fremantle Street Arts Festival.

Wow! Another fantastic line up for the Fremantle Street Arts Festival. This festival transforms Fremantle into a city of dazzling delights with performances spread throughout our city and it has grown to encompass a broader range of street art. So what have we got this year?

This year’s festival is set to impress more than 100,000 people over the weekend with a number of spectacular performances from around the world.

Some of the highlights include Dutch troop, Saurus, who will invade the port city with their 10 metre dragons, scattering the crowds as they prowl the streets.

In addition, the city’s architectural and cultural landmark, the Fremantle Arts Centre, will host a series of very special Australian premiere performances by talented artists such as Belgian company, Studio Eclipse, and Claire Decuxe from France.

The State Government, through Tourism Western Australia, is a proud sponsor of the Fremantle Street Arts Festival.

The festival not only adds significant vibrancy to Fremantle, but it also provides a massive boost to the local economy and showcases the unique tourism assets of this historical port city.

With its laid back atmosphere, iconic architecture and rich history, Fremantle is the perfect location for Australia’s largest and most eclectic street festival.

Liza Harvey MLA Minister For Tourism

We’ve got buskers from around the world displaying their talents on the streets of Fremantle. These performers travel the world performing on the street and live off the money we put into the hat at the end of the show.

We’ve got roving talent floating around, using Fremantle’s nooks and crannies as their stage. These acts seamlessly weave through laneways, along beaches and turn up inside some of our favourite venues. You never know when you might come across something a bit crazy.

We’ve got street theatre artists creating a performance piece specially designed for an outdoor venue. Make sure you arrive early to get a good spot to watch these shows.

And finally, we have temporary installations popping up around our city.

I can’t wait for the festival to start, and I look forward to you joining me as we soak up the atmosphere and run into something unexpected!

Dr Brad Pettitt Mayor Of Fremantle

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Close Act Theatre Presumed to be extinct, the biggest beasts that ever walked the earth will return to the 21st century. Roaring with hunger and charging through the crowds these dino-like creatures are playful and spontaneous, snapping at hands and sweeping their tails.

Saturday 19 April Starts from South Tce - Noon Starts from Victoria Quay Pitch - 3pm Sunday 20 April Starts from Esplanade Park - Noon Starts from South Tce (near The Monk) - 3:30pm Monday 21 April Starts from Esplanade Park - Noon Starts from South Tce (near National Hotel) - 3pm

Roving

La Fausse Compagnie Inspired by Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, the instruments of this world-wandering trio are the delightfully weird offspring of a marriage between strings and horns. Paired with beautiful voices, their music will charm and inspire you.

Saturday 19 April Starting from Harbour Master Alfresco - 2pm Starting from The Hollow (Kings Square)- 4pm Sunday 20 April Starting from Harbour Master Alfresco - 2pm

Starting from Town Hall (clock tower) - 4pm Monday 21 April Starting from Harbour Master Alfresco - Noon Starting from Town Hall (clock tower) - 2pm

Presented in partnership with Fairbridge Festival.

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Street Theatre

In contrast to the thrills of the street, be moved by intimate performances in the Fremantle Arts Centre’s walled garden. ‘Chicks on Speed’ will be exhibiting in the main gallery, and the bar and café are open for service. Blankets and picnics are welcome.

Opening night: Thursday 17 April 6:30PM Saturday 19 April - Monday 21 April: Day shows 2-4pm (doors 1pm) | Night shows 7-9pm (doors 6pm)

Studio Eclipse The simple joy of lying under a tree and gazing through the branches is made even more beautiful with the addition of two elegant dancers and a musician. Lie down under the dappled light of a plane tree and be enchanted by the performers above. Thursday 17 April Fremantle Arts Centre 7:15pm

Sunday 20 April Fremantle Arts Centre 3pm & 8pm

Saturday 19 April Fremantle Arts Centre 3pm & 8pm

Monday 21 April Fremantle Arts Centre 3pm & 8pm Street Theatre

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Claire Ducreux A vagabond in a wool cap and shabby coat faces her own solitude in this beguiling performance of dance and physical theatre. Using security barriers and a lifesized fibreglass piece from Spanish sculptor Eduardo Cuadrado, Claire invites the audience to share a fleeting relationship with her, the shipwrecked.

Saturday 19 April Fremantle Art Centre 2pm & 7pm Sunday 20 April Fremantle Art Centre 2pm & 7pm

Monday 21 April Fremantle Art Centre 2pm & 7pm

Acquacoustique Jean Philippe Carde presents the first acoustic concert aquatic with fellow amphibious musicians Florent Lalet and Stéphane Gratteau. Custom-made floating, vibrating, splashing and showering instruments will submerge your senses in a sea of harmony.

Performances are on the Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage near the Fisherman's memorial.

Saturday 19 April Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage - 1pm & 3pm

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Sunday 20 April Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage - Noon & 3pm

Buskers

Leandre Leandre can’t wait to see his performance. You see, he hasn’t a clue what it will be. It’s one thing to improvise in part, but for your entire performance to rely on it is either madness or mastery. Share the exhilaration as he finds magic in the everyday, and feel a connection like never before.

Saturday 19 April The Monk Pitch - 1pm Walyalup Pitch - 3pm Sunday 20 April National Hotel Pitch - 1pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 3:30pm

Monday 21 April National Hotel Pitch - 1pm Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 3pm

Monday 21 April Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage - Noon & 2pm

British variety performer Mat Ricardo brings his astonishing and award-winning act to Fremantle for the first time. Expect pure showmanship, razorsharp wit and tricks that nobody else in the world can do, all presented with unsurpassed sartorial elegance. Fast hands, smart mouth, nice suit.

Saturday 19 April Victoria Quay Pitch - Noon The Monk Pitch - 2:30pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 4:30pm

Monday 21 April The Monk Pitch - 1pm Walyalup Pitch - 3pm

Sunday 20 April Walyalup Pitch - 1pm Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 3pm

Buskers Roving

Jessica Arpin A beautiful young foreigner falls in love with our country and has to marry a local to stay. Will you be seduced by her bicycle acrobatics and win the love contest? Circus feats and clowning around have never been so poetic.

Saturday 19 April Walyalup Pitch - 1pm National Hotel Pitch - 4pm Sunday 20 April National Hotel Pitch - 2pm Walyalup Pitch - 4pm Monday 21 April National Hotel Pitch - Noon Walyalup Pitch - 2pm

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Alakazam Millar Try it. Go on, just try to relax and unwind as you watch Alakazam tie himself up. You’ll laugh and squirm simultaneously as you witness freaky body contortions, sky-high feats of danger and twisted comedy. Alakazam counts Bruce Springsteen and Sting as fans.

Don’t miss it!

Saturday 19 April National Hotel Pitch - 1pm Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 3pm

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Sunday 20 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - Noon Walyalup Pitch - 3pm

Buskers

Ever wanted to feel the ambiance of a travelling circus of the 20s and 30s? Well this is your ticket. Step right up for the double trapeze, rope walking and the chance to be an instant recruit. It’s showmanship at its purest.

Saturday 19 April National Hotel Pitch - 2pm Walyalup Pitch - 4pm Sunday 20 April Fremantle Prison Pitch - Noon Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 2pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 4:30pm

Monday 21 April The Monk Pitch - Noon Nova 93.7 Pitch - 2pm

Monday 21 April Fremantle Prison Pitch - Noon National Hotel Pitch - 2pm Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch - 4pm

New Zealand’s Capital Times called this show “stupid, nonsensical, indulgent, pathetic and insulting to the intelligence” before adding “I loved it.” This is a 45-minute fiasco of hilarious physical comedy, broken plates and a nail-biting finale that dares to be seen.

Saturday 19 April Nova 93.7 Pitch - 1:30pm The Monk Pitch - 3:30pm

Monday 21 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 1pm The Monk Pitch - 3pm

Sunday 20 April Victoria Quay Pitch - Noon Walyalup Pitch - 2pm National Hotel Pitch - 4pm

Buskers

Conrade Rivalland This international veteran of the street is proof that the rest of us take life too seriously. Brucie’s attempts at Indiana Jones-style whip wielding, reckless sword juggling and cheeky improvised humour leave many people wishing they weren’t so grown up. Prepare to be one of them.

Saturday 19 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 1pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 3:30pm Sunday 20 April The Monk Pitch - 2:30pm National Hotel Pitch - 5pm

Monday 21 April Nova 93.7 Pitch - Noon The Monk Pitch - 2pm

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From a country renowned for its crazy humour, Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Guy will catch you by surprise with his balancing stunts and random juggling. Watch out for the bowling ball of terror, catapults and the tear of velcro, you’ll have to see it to make sense of it all.

Saturday 19 April Fremantle Prison Pitch - noon Walyalup Pitch - 2pm The Monk Pitch - 4:30pm

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Sunday 20 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 1pm National Hotel Pitch - 3pm Monday 21 April Victoria Quay Pitch - 11am Walyalup Pitch - 1pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 3pm

Buskers

Sophie & Jacob McGrath Award-winning duo Dream State Circus blend comedy, acrobatics, hand balancing, juggling and dance. Look out for twilight shows on Saturday and Sunday where they set the place alight with incredible fire manipulation. Be uplifted and inspired, as audiences in more than 30 countries have.

Saturday 19 April Nova 93.7 Pitch - 2:30pm National Hotel Pitch - 5pm Sunday 20 April The Monk Pitch - 1:30pm Walyalup Pitch - 5pm

Monday 21 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - Noon Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch - 3pm

Charlie Caper brings a magic show with big heart and fast hands. This charming Swedish gentleman has performed all over the globe and won Sweden’s Got Talent in 2009. In a magic-off between Harry Potter and Charlie Caper we’d put our money on Harry... but only just.

Saturday 19 April Little Creatures Brewery - 1pm National Hotel Pitch - 3pm Walyalup Pitch - 5pm

Monday 21 April Walyalup Pitch - Noon Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 2pm Little Creatures Brewery - 4pm

Sunday 20 April Little Creatures Brewery 12:30pm Nova 93.7 Pitch - 2:30pm The Monk Pitch - 4:30pm

Buskers

Tina Millar An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Geisha Girl, a mythical character levitates in mid-air and shares her good luck by dealing out hand folded origami cranes.

Saturday 19 April Victoria Quay Pitch - 1pm Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch - 3pm Sunday 20 April Victoria Quay Pitch - 12:30pm Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch - 2:30pm Monday 21 April Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch - 11am Victoria Quay Pitch - 1:30pm

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Leeroy Hart A strange man roams the crowd with an empty cage, an Amazing performing Ferret called Trevor, and a mystery to solve. What follows is a mixture of slapstick-driven shock and hilarity. We can’t reveal any more, or Trevor’s life may be at risk!

Saturday 19 April Little Creatures Brewery - 3pm Harbour Master Alfresco - 4:30pm Sunday 20 April Little Creatures Brewery - 4pm

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Roving

A trio of enchanting mermaids have escaped the sea, now they’re roving the streets with an accordion, double bass and playful spontaneity. Be careful! If these ladies steal your attention you’ll struggle to get it back.

Saturday 19 April Harbour Master Alfresco - 1pm Norfolk Hotel - 2:30pm Sunday 20 April Harbour Master Alfresco - 1pm Norfolk Hotel - 2:30pm Monday 21 April Harbour Master Alfresco - 1pm Norfolk Hotel - 2:30pm

Monday 21 April Little Creatures Brewery - 1pm Harbour Master Alfresco - 2:30pm

They’ve proven their talent at Fringe World, now it’s time for you to see what the emerging stars of Sliderz Youth Circus bring to the stage. Packing incredible aerials, hoops and acrobatics into a whirlwind performance, the skills of these artists defy their age.

Saturday 19 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - Noon Sunday 20 April Nova 93.7 Pitch - 1:30pm

BUSKERS

It’s the closest you’ll come to encountering a real samurai. Generals with ties to Nagoya, a sacred land that produced many great Generals during Japan’s Warring States era, have gathered with Foot Soldiers to form the Omotenashi Busho-Tai. Through dance and theatre, they give you a glimpse of 400 years into Japan’s past.

Saturday 19 April Esplanade Hotel Pitch - 2pm Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch - 4pm Sunday 20 April The Hollow - 1pm Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch - 3:30pm

Monday 21 April The Hollow - 12:30pm Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch - 2:30pm

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The art of milk froth and espresso machines can be found on any coffee strip, but only on the most iconic of them all, Freo’s Cappuccino Strip, will you find art in the coffee grounds. Marc De Café gives the pavement a shot of creativity with his granulated murals.

Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 April South terrace from 1pm Monday 21 April South terrace from noon

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Installation

Over three days leading up to the festival, a ginormous pile of sand will be transformed into an exquisite sculpture.

However, we’re not letting sculptors Tim and Shani get away without sharing their sandcastle secrets. Bring the kids and take a lesson from the experts, utilising their special tools and techniques.

Wednesday 16 April - Sunday 11 May Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch Children’s activities: 10am - 2pm Wednesday 16 April, Thursday 17 April & Saturday 19 April

Kings Square will be transformed with temporary, sustainable and recyclable art with works by Theo Koning, Paul Caporn and Feast Your Eyes as part of the City of Fremantle’s annual temporary art program. Relax in the shade of The Hollow, a large pyramid constructed from cardboard and catch one of the daily performances.

Kings Square, 8 William Street, Fremantle Dates: 7 – 24 April Saturday 19 April Le Chant des Pavillions - 4pm

Monday 21 April Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai - 12:30pm

Sunday 20 April Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai - 1pm

Installation

Fremantle’s world class skate and parkour facility nestled among the scenic Norfolk Pines in the Esplanade Reserve is open all Easter weekend. Sit back and watch local skaters test the marine buoy and extensive street course in the Best Trick competition.

All levels welcome for the clinic and all equipment is provided.

Sunday 20 April 12 - 2:30pm Street wise clinics (ages 5+) 3-5pm Best Trick

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Wondering what you favourite street artist is like when they’re not in character?

Track them down and get to know the personality behind the performance at the Festival Wrap Party, hosted at The Norfolk Hotel. Performers and the public alike are invited to mingle and enjoy DJ's Cooker and Sparklehaus from 5pm till late in this closing celebration.

Date: 5pm – late, Monday 21 April Venue: The Norfolk Hotel, 47 South Tce Price: Free

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Special event

Experience an eclectic range of performances with the added security of dim lighting and drink to hide behind. London Cabaret award winner Mat Ricardo hosts a night of comedy and cabaret for mature audiences. See festival stars Pete Mielniczek, Cirque No Problem, Charlie Caper, Jessica Arpin, Alakazam and Hilby The Skinny German Juggle Guy. Date: 8pm, Sunday 20 April Venue: Fly By Night, 1 Holdsworth St Tickets: $25 at www.flybynight.org

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Victoria Quay pitch

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Walyalup pitch

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Woolstores shopping centre pitch

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Harbour master alfresco

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Monk pitch

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FREMANTLE PRISON PITCH

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Numbat pitch

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Norfolk Hotel pitch

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The Hollow

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Look out for Roving performers. See pages 3 & 12 for their start times and locations

National Hotel Pitch

Esplanade Hotel Pitch

The Human Knot

1pm

Cirque No Problem

2pm

Charlie Caper

3pm

Kalabazi

4pm

Dream State Circus

5pm

Peter Mielniczek

1:30pm

Dream State Circus

2:30pm

The Brucie show

3:30pm

Mat Ricardo

4:30pm

Walyalup Pitch Kalabazi

1pm

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

2pm

No Se

3pm

Cirque No Problem

4pm

Charlie Caper

5pm

Monk Pitch 1pm

Mat Ricardo

2:30pm

Peter Mielniczek

3:30pm

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

4:30pm

The Brucie show

1pm

Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

2pm

The Human Knot

3pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch 4pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

1pm

Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

3pm

Victoria Quay Pitch Mat Ricardo

Noon

Float with you

1pm

Look out for Saurus

3pm

Woolstores Shopping Centre Sandcastleswa

8am

Float with you

3pm

Fremantle Prison Pitch Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

Noon

The Hollow Le Chant des Pavillions

4pm

Fremantle Arts Centre

Numbat Pitch Local Buskers

Noon

Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

Nova 93.7 Pitch

No Se

WA Circus School

from 11am

Day shows ( page 5)

2pm

Night shows (page 5)

7pm

Look out for Roving performers. See pages 3 & 12 for their start times and locations

National Hotel Pitch

Esplanade Hotel Pitch

No Se

1pm

The Human Knot

Noon

Kalabazi

2pm

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

1pm

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

3pm

Cirque No Problem

2pm

Peter Mielniczek

4pm

Mat Ricardo

3pm

The Brucie show

5pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

Nova 93.7 Pitch WA Circus School

1:30pm

Charlie Caper

2:30pm

No Se

3:30pm

Cirque No Problem

4:30pm

Walyalup Pitch

3:30pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

Noon

Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

3pm

Victoria Quay Pitch Peter Mielniczek

Noon

Mat Ricardo

1pm

Peter Mielniczek

2pm

The Human Knot

3pm

Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch

Kalabazi

4pm

Sandcastlewa

11am

Dream State Circus

5pm

Float with you

2:30pm

Monk Pitch

Float with you

Fremantle Prison Pitch

Dream State Circus

1:30pm

Cirque No Problem

The Brucie show

2:30pm

The Hollow

Look out for Saurus

3:30pm

Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

Charlie Caper

4:30pm

Fremantle Arts Centre

Numbat Pitch Local Buskers

12:30pm

from 11am

Noon

1pm

Day shows ( page 5)

2pm

Night shows (page 5)

7pm

Look out for Roving performers. See pages 3 & 12 for their start times and locations

Esplanade Hotel Pitch

National Hotel Pitch Kalabazi

Noon

No Se

1pm

The Human Knot

2pm

Look out for Saurus

3pm

Dream State Circus

Noon

Peter Mielniczek

1pm

Charlie Caper

2pm

No Se

3pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Pitch

Nova 93.7 Pitch The Brucie show

Noon

Fly Pitch

1pm

Cirque No Problem

2pm

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

3pm

Walyalup Pitch Charlie Caper

Noon

Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy

1pm

Kalabazi

2pm

Mat Ricardo

3pm

Monk Pitch

Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

2:30pm

Dream State Circus

3pm

The Human Knot

4pm

Fishing Boat Harbour Water Stage Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

Noon

Concert 'Eau in Sea Major

2pm

Victoria Quay Pitch Hilby Skinny German Juggling Boy Float with you

11am 1:30pm

Cirque No Problem

Noon

Woolstores Shopping Centre Pitch

Mat Ricardo

1pm

Sandcastleswa

11am

The Brucie show

2pm

Float with you

11am

Peter Mielniczek

3pm

Fremantle Prison Pitch

Numbat Pitch Local Buskers

The Human Knot from 11am

Noon

The Hollow Nagoya Omotenashi Busho-Tai

12:30pm

Fremantle Arts Centre Day shows ( page 5)

2pm

Night shows (page 5)

7pm

With over 340,000 followers on Instagram, it’s safe to say that travel photographer Lauren Bath knows a thing or two about social media.

Exploring the world as a paid digital influencer, Lauren has photographed destinations including Canada, the Blue Mountains, the Whitsundays and soon – Fremantle.

Join Lauren Bath for a Fremantle Street Arts Festival ‘Instameet’ and learn some expert tips while exploring some of the world's best street performance talent.

Date: 1pm Saturday 19 April Venue: Marine Lounge Bar, Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, Cnr Marine Tce & Essex St Register: via email festivals@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Cloud9Projects return to Fremantle during the Street Arts Festival. Each round consists of mystery theme which requires players to compose a picture while completing the composition with a caption. All forms of digital cameras are welcomed, including smartphones.

When: 12:45 – 4pm Saturday 19 April, Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April Where: Newport Hotel, 2 South Terrace Cost: $20 per person Registration - www.cloud9projects.org

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