Bambina Borracha Productions formed in August 2007 to produce works by exciting emerging artists across a variety of creative forms. Working with emerging artists, to enhance their knowledge and experience and create works of a professional standard is the key aim of the company.
The company’s premiere show Persephone’s Wolf debuted at the CarriageWorks Arts Centre in 2008 before touring to critical success at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. This show was a new Australian work combining theatre, live music, film and an accompanying cross-media installation created by local artists.
In total, Persephone’s Wolf involved over 30 emerging creators and was a sparkling incarnation of the company’s key aim – to propel exciting emerging artists into the professional arena.
Since then, Bambina Borracha Productions has put the call out to find emerging artists with great projects and skills to become a part of our 2009 Season. After an overwhelming response, the company has selected six works to develop and produce through a combination of production work and the Creative Development Program.
The company continues to work with emerging artists and provide them with infinite creative opportunities, be their interests in directing, writing, producing, performing or creating of any kind.
Bambina Borracha Productions’ regular cabaret night Moonshine Babaret continues to garner new audiences and offers emerging artists a great place to perform. Go to babaret.com for more information.
| WHY CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT? |
Bambina Borracha Productions thrives on the creativity and imagination of the many artists that it befriends. The Creative Development Program is the perfect opportunity for this group to find new inspiration and discover different directions for their beautiful ideas.
The flexibility of the program is designed to appeal to a wide variety of artists and the journey these ideas take is often surprising and always rewarding. Some Creative Development projects will build towards a fully fledged production while others will greatly enhance an artist’s experience and skillset. Providing a forum for new artists is an integral aspect of Bambina Borracha Productions’ aims. The program offers creative and business mentorship and partnership to this fresh talent. It recognises that in artistic endeavour the creation process is as crucial the final product.
The program was initiated in 2008 with Jesse Cox’s Darlington project. This very special Creative Development will continue in 2009 and will involve showcases and workshops open to the general public. Jesse Cox’s initial concepts for Darlington have been transformed into a performance through collaboration with writers Cait Harris and Zoe Norton Lodge. This team was guided by production coordinators Vanessa Hughes and Bryony Weiss.
Bambina Borracha Productions looks forward to a vibrant and eclectic Creative Development Program in 2009. Forging relationships between like-minded artists is important, and it’s also a lot of fun. |
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