BEAMS Art Festival 2015

BEAMS Art Festival is returning to illuminate the streets of Chippendale for a one night only block party this September. BEAMS 2015 features a kaleidoscope of visual and performance art installations “incorporating sculpture, light, video, animation, live dance and theatre,” explained festival director Nicky Ginsberg.

Phenomena, this year’s theme, mirrors Chippendale’s progression from its industrial beginnings to a contemporary scene.

“All creatives were invited to work within the creative brief of Phenomena,” said Ginsberg. “No two responses to the brief have been the same, with mixture of scientific approaches, visual phenomena as well as physical phenomena.”

BEAMS is combining with Chippendale’s popular eateries in order to provide festival-goers with a taste of the finest local food. There is also opportunities for festival-goers to experience a bright night of communal ‘enlightenment’ through hands on art workshops and open air performances.

DanceKool (pictured) will be returning with another collaborative dance piece celebrating the energetic relationship between sound, light and movement.

This year the festival coincides with UNESCO’s International Year of Light, which is an initiative that aims to raise global awareness of the importance of light in our everyday lives. As the highlight of the Chippendale calendar, BEAMS is not to be missed. (NB)

Sep 19. Balfour St, Little Queen St, Kensington St, Chippendale Green, Chippendale. Free. Info: beamsfestival.com.au

BY NYSSA BOOTH