Inspired by the life of her Filipino grandmother, Esther De Veza Alindato Edwards and a recent trip to the Philippines, artist Christina Hayes has joined forces with sister Esther Marie Hayes, an up-and-coming costume designer, (Rockabye, MTC 2009) to create a theatrical show of paintings exploring tragedy, lost love, and the catastrophic power of nature.

Live Filipino music and folk dances at the opening
Pandanggo Sa Ilaw (the Candle Dance) and Tinikling (the Bamboo Dance) will be performed live at the exhibition opening at Bus Projects. The dances, performed by The Filipino Silayan Dance Academy, require grace, balance and great poise to avoid injury (think rhythmically pounding Bamboo stalks and hot wax), and should not to be missed. And, like all good Barrio Fiestas, there will be plenty of beer and Lumpia (Filipino spring rolls).

Opening Tuesday, 3 November, during the Philippine season of Remembering the Dead. The exhibition and opening celebrations will reflect the tenuous balance of lives, lived and lost, amidst rising flood waters.

This is the third major show where Christina Hayes has collaborated with artists from other disciplines (including actors, costume designers and production designers) to create works that reflect a cross pollination of storytelling methods with painting. Last year, she worked with actress Sarah Mainwaring from Back to Back Theatre to tell the story of Saint Christina in The Astonishing at TCB art inc in Chinatown. In 2007, Christina worked with ten production designers for the acclaimed collaborative show Inhouse at Platform Artist Group.

Opening Night 6-8pm, 3 November, 2009
Until 20 November, 2009

At Bus Gallery, Level 1, 117 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne

http://www.busprojects.com.au

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