Performance night at Pearl Beach

The Association for Contemporary Music and Performance will present Performance Night at Pearl Beach on Friday, August 28, in the Pearl Beach Community Hall.

The Association was recently formed by a group of artists to explore the relationship between music, performance, visual arts, theatre, literature and film.

"What we want are performances which are lively, stimulating and address the realities of actual social life," association president Mr John von Sturmer said.

"We want things that can work on the run, a performance style which is adaptive, immediate, something that can take to the streets."

The idea of an art presentation came after Ms Albertina Viegas and Mr Slawek Janicki became residents of Pearl Beach in March this year.

Mr von Sturmer has been visiting them often, working on new ideas for an association.

"It seemed a natural thing to organise the first association event at Pearl Beach, as a present for this beautiful place and for the community," Mr Janicki said.

Mr Janicki has become vice-president of the association and was recently joined by his son Qba from Poland where he studies at the Cracow Academy of Music.

According to Mr Janicki, August 28 will be an opportunity to see a series of art installations and performances by a number of local and overseas artists including Daniel Wallace, Albertina Viegas, Regina Walter, John von Sturmer, Slawek Janicki, Qba Janicki and Kris Wanders.

Accompanying the concert there will be jazz videos and new media pieces.

The concert of Wanders/Janicki/Janicki Trio is part of a bigger tour featuring seven concerts in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The tour is supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Poland.

The event will begin at 7pm.

Tickets are available for adults at $15, concession $10 and children under 16 free.

Light refreshments will be provided and the bar will be open till late for all guests.

Press release, 17 Aug 2009 Slawek Janicki, Association for Contemporary Music and Performance