Joining the team for the ‘Beyond Technique Creative Intensive’ project at the Salamanca Moves Dance Festival in Hobart is musician, Konrad Park.

Salamanca Moves is a new contemporary dance festival for Tasmania conceived and produced by Salamanca Arts Centre. The festival runs from 20 September – 1 October 2016 at the Salamanca Precinct, Moonah Arts Centre and surprise pop-up locations in Hobart.

Beyond Technique

As part of the festival program, Creative Director Philip Channells will lead the Beyond Technique Creative Intensive with Tasdance’s, Bec Jones (choreographic / workshop assistant), Sean Campbell (designer); Matthew Fargher (sound designer / composer) and Konrad Park (musician).

What a great project, asking people of all backgrounds to participate in creating their own dance, or to dance up their lives. I wholeheartedly embrace this project. Come and get involved, create away…! Konrad Park

The Beyond Technique project is scheduled from Friday 23 to Monday 26 September. Emerging & established artists and participants from diverse background & life experience are invited to participate in this 4-day performance devising project. The result of this creative intensive will be part of the Festival’s In the Making 1 program at the Peacock Theatre 6 – 7:30pm on Monday 26 September.

How to get involved

Want to be part of the Salamanca Moves festival? Are you interested in devising dance theatre with other artists from diverse background? For more information about the project and to book your place, click here for registration.

Salamanca Moves is funded by Festivals Australia, Tas Regional Arts, City of Hobart and Arts Tasmandance makers.

Biography

Konrad Park is a nationally recognised drum kit artist who is a passionate performer, teacher and composer. His strong groove and musicality has been the backbone for leading artists including Multi Grammy award winner Lucky Oceans and vocal great Renee Geyer, through to the contemporary music of Brian Ritchie’s Shakuhachi Club. Konrad is currently studying Composition at UTas under Dr. Maria Grenfell.

Konrad lived in Melbourne from 2008-14, experiencing highlights such as backing David Campbell and Marina Prior for the MSO. He collaborated with Australian greats, Tim Neal (Hammond Organ) and Simon Patterson (guitar), as the Tim Neal Trio, culminating in a recording at ABC for Mal Stanley’s Jazz Track program.

Konrad’s studies at UTas have greatly furthered his musical aims and compositions skills. He writes from his second instrument, the Chapman Stick, a ten string tapping instrument. As a UTas student, Konrad has been able to write more prolifically for his various ensembles. As a Chapman Stick artist, Konrad aka Stickrad, writes and performs his compositions with Stickrad Trio, to audiences in search of a new listening experience. As co-artistic director of Southern Stick Events, Konrad brought international “Stickists” Bob Culbertson to Australia in 2010, for a teaching seminar and Stick Night concert.

Konrad continues to compose and have a performance career on the Chapman Stick, a collaboration with Rudolf Moser from Einstürzende Neubauten is planned for 2017. Konrad has created two new ensembles this year, Big Small Band a hard-bop /post bop 6 piece and Studley Moore an 8 piece funk behemoth. He is equally focused on his teaching practice and sustains ensemble and private lessons at Elizabeth College, Rosny College and The Friends School.

Konrad is now permanently based in Hobart, Tasmania and continues to back local and interstate artists from a wide variety of backgrounds. His musical diversity is a good fit for Originsmob and he looks forward to contributing to its ongoing cultural legacy.

Photo: Phil McKercher