THE NIGHTLINE
By Roslyn Oades, Bob Scott & Collaborators
Step into a mysterious underground listening club designed for insomniacs, night owls, lonely-hearts and dreamers…
The Nightline is a creative audio project about the city at night inspired by late-night anonymous voice messages, left between the hours of midnight-6am. Visitors to The Nightline are led into a mysterious late-night venue, which promises companionship to the sleepless and rest to the restless.
At the heart of The Nightline is a creative partnership between director Roslyn Oades and sound artist Bob Scott, in what is their fifth audio-theatre collaboration. In the spirit of creative non-fiction, The Nightline sees them recompose from found sound to conjure up an evocative journey through the night. Audiences are offered a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on an invisible nocturnal community: the restless, the sleepless, the hosts, revellers and guardians of their city at night. The Nightline uses field recordings, voice messages, original composition and site responsive design to create an immersive audio experience.
CREATIVE TEAM:
Sound Artist: Bob Scott
Lighting Design: Fausto Brusamolino
Production Design: Clare Britton
Performer: Katia Molino
Technical Director: Keith Tucker, Megafun
Phone design: Greg Cameron
Original Producer: Michaela Coventry, Sage Arts
Website imagery & design: Sarah Walker
Director: Roslyn Oades
Sound Artist: Bob Scott
Lighting Design: Fausto Brusamolino
Production Design: Clare Britton
Performer: Katia Molino
Technical Director: Keith Tucker, Megafun
Phone design: Greg Cameron
Original Producer: Michaela Coventry, Sage Arts
Website imagery & design: Sarah Walker
NEED MORE INFO:
You can contact the creative team directly at: nightlineproject@gmail.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Nightline Melbourne was commissioned by RISING Festival and generously assisted by the City of Melbourne and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. The Nightline prototype was developed at Utp as part of their inaugural RHRN artist residency curated by Rosie Dennis. Special thanks to the Nightline Brainstrust and all the anonymous callers who have trusted us with their words.
The Nightline team restpectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, caretakers and storytellers of the lands on which we create and tour.
