No Boundaries Project

In 2012 illuminart began a new mobile AV and music development in collaboration with Music Therapy organisation, Nordoff Robbins. The purpose of the instruments is to combine interactive media, and experimental forms of music and image enjoyment with functions that have therapeutic benefits for players, and to explore some of the potential of these new instruments within the community of Penrith NSW.

The resulting instruments, known as “Light Rhythm Plays!” have had two public appearances in Penrith NSW. The first appearance was in prototype form at the No Boundaries Project event on 21 and 22 September.

Here is a youtube snapshot of the instruments being used by members of the audience, supported by illuminart’s Penrith based mobile AV trainees.

The second appearance was a feature presentation of the Penrith City’s celebration of International Day for People with Disability on 2nd December, where several music performance pieces were presented involving local musicians and volunteers from the audience.

Here is a youtube snapshot of the rehearsals held the week before the event showing the performers practising with the instruments. The video of the final performance will be completed soon and released on illuminart’s vimeo channel.

Light Rhythm Plays has been developed in partnerships supported by Penrith City Council, Arts NSW and the Australia Council for the Arts, as an extension to the No Boundaries Project.

The Light Rhythm Plays! interactive music and media instruments that have been in development in Penrith NSW as an extension to the No Boundaries Project, will be making a performance appearance at this years International Day for People with Disability in Penrith.

Four instruments will be presented that each will be played by local musician/performers and people from the audience, for a fun interactive experience.

The event is open to the public and celebrates the community of people who live with disability and those around them who support needs, education and living. This year Penrith City Council is holding the event on Monday 3rd December at St Mary’s Memorial Hall and it will begin at 9:30 am with morning tea, with proceedings wrapping up at about 11:30 am.

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These photos of the No Boundaries Project show and the Interactive Mobile Projections and Light Drums were taken by Lenore Betteridge, one of the mobile AV crew trained during the No Boundaries Project.

Small luminous carts added a glowing element all around the Mondo performance area, and there were smiles and laughs as people of all ages discovered that music rhythms could make light and images magically appear!

Thank you immensely to CENTURY YUASA, who have as always helped us with great advice, battery and power expertise… the mobile projection carts were fitted with long running heavy duty batteries which enabled the operation of our interactive media throughout the No Boundaries show. We are working at the edge of innovation with reliable battery support – thank you!