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Performers YouTube for festival inspiration

22 Jun, 2010 12:00 AM
AS part of the upcoming Junction 2010 Festival, Stompin Dance Company has something altogether original to offer with WeTubeLIVE.

WeTubeLIVE will be a living exposition of 100 dances, taken from popular video sharing site YouTube and performed by young amateur dancers.

Debuting in the Junction Arts Festival, the program is focused on non- professional dancers aged from 14 to 26, who have been given the opportunity to collaborate with a team of artists to select and learn their favourite YouTube clip.

The performances will then be staged live and simultaneously in the Albert Hall in Launceston.

The concept was developed by Melbourne artist Ben Speth who will visit Launceston to work with the participants, along with artistic facilitators Becky Hilton, Adam Wheeler and Emma Porteus.

Work started on the production six months ago with visits to schools and community groups to generate interest and form a group of 100 performers.

"The premise behind the project is in getting them to represent themselves through a YouTube clip," Ms Porteus said.

"It can be anything, anything that can be viewed on YouTube can be performed.

"Kids today are so prolific at using YouTube and it just made sense to put it onto bodies and see what happens."

The audience is invited to walk through and around this giant living exhibition and experience YouTube in the flesh.

Packed with events like WeTubeLIVE, Junction 2010 Regional Arts Conference is set to overrun Launceston from August 26- 29.

The conference will encompass art of every medium and target current issues from conservation to drink-driving.

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