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Stadium is a live music performance for solo drums and showgirl dancers. The concept of the piece is to present a quasi-orgiastic celebration of rhythm staged theatrically within the mock pyrotechnica of 'the rock gig'. An almost cartoon-like staging unfolds, with Philip Brophy bare-chested and adorned with long flowing black metal-dude hair, flayling away at the drums, flanked by two exuberant explosive dancers. No words. No guitars. No other visible instruments. Just a set of skins sandwiched by skin.
One advance piece from the suite of tracks from Stadium was premiered at UNITED ARTISTS at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne, February 2008; two additional pieces were premiered for the December 10th performance at the Toff, Melbourne ( in conjunction with the Centre of Contemporary Photography and the exhibition I THOUGHT I KNEW BUT I WAS WRONG in which was exhibited Evaporated Music 2). A final piece has since been composed. And cover version's of ACDC's Thunderstruck and Yes'Heart Of The Sunrise bring the completed Stadium performance to a 40 minute suite.
Drums & music - Philip Brophy
Dancers - Haley & Julie (Palais) Haley & Sam (Toff)
Technical assistance - Chris MacKellar (Palais) Marco Fusinato (Toff)
Make-up - Bambi & Renae
Production assistance - Lara Travis
BUYStadium online through Sound Punch Records
Complete contents of this page © Philip Brophy