Coral: Rekindling Venus
Coral: Rekindling Venus
Lynette Wallworth, New South Wales
Dive into the ocean’s depths on a mesmerising journey – before it’s too late.
Emmy Award-winning film-maker Lynette Wallworth’s immersive video plunges us into the ocean’s abyss to reveal an exquisite and fragile world fatally threatened by climate change.
Coral: Rekindling Venus dives in a dark realm of fluorescent coral reefs, bioluminescent sea creatures and shimmering marine life, shining a light on a complex submarine community.
Beneath the waves, we drift on mesmerising music and spellbinding visual imagery inside a watery world of abundant life – a world which, in 100 years from now, could be completely gone.
Coral: Rekindling Venus weaves together science, imagery and music from global artists including Gurrumul, Anohni and Max Richter to underscore the biodiversity and the fragility of the oceans.
Inspired by the international cooperation of 18th Century astronomers to witness the Transit of Venus, Coral: Rekindling Venus is a call to arms for our modern global community: A cry from the depths to act as one in the service of science, humanity and all life on Earth.
Wallworth’s creation engulfs us with a sense of wonder. A deep longing to protect the coral community. And a vast realisation that the coral’s survival is tied to our own.
Coral: Rekindling Venus is suitable for all ages
Focus Years 7 – Year 12
Hive Tasmania – Ulverstone Planetarium
Thurs 9 March – Sun 19 March
Sessions run 10am – 4pm.
45 minutes.
Tailored Schools Packages are available for Coral: Rekindling Venus & Sea of Light. Please contact our Ticketing Manager at bookings@tendays.org.au to discuss options for your school.
Image courtesy the artist and Felix Media
Tickets
Student $16
One teacher attends free with up to 10 students and one teacher free per 10 students after that.
Additional teachers charged at $16 per person.
Please contact our Ticketing Manager at bookings@tendays.org.au to discuss tailored package options for your school.
School Curriculum Information
TEN DAYS ON THE ISLAND is committed to exploring how we can support early childhood development and younger audience engagement with performance in inventive and fresh ways. How we learn, understand and deal with difference, our varying abilities, and be open to discovering new ways of seeing ourselves and each other.
Coral: Rekindling Venus is suitable for all ages, however it is recommended your secondary school students
Curriculum links: Focus Years 7 – Year 12
Learning areas: The Arts, Technologies, Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Science
General capabilities: Critical and Creative thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding
Event Warnings
Coral: Rekindling Venus is suitable for all ages
Venue Information
HIVE Tasmania – Ulverstone Planetarium
Thurs 9 March – Sun 19 March
50 Main St, Ulverstone
More information on the HIVE Tasmania can be found here
Accessibility
Ten Days on the Island is committed to making our schools program accessible for all individual students, teachers and schools that wish to be involved. We encourage you to reach out to our Access Manager using the Expression of Interest form below with any specific requirements that would make any experience with the festival the most accessible for your body of students and staff.
We are prepared to work with school representatives to craft an accessible experience fit for those wishing to attend this event. Optional services include but are not limited to the following:
- Auslan interpretation
- Assistive listening
- Open captioning
- Tactile touring
- Audio description
- Lighting and sound considerations
- Relaxed performance
- Low-sensory/chill-out zone
- Pre-show guided tour
- Digital show viewing
- Facility animal support
- Support animal amenities
- Accessible viewing areas
- Unisex bathrooms
- Adult changing facilities
A teaching pack will be released after expressions of interest are collected including the following:
- Visual story (including pictures and descriptions of how to navigate the venue including any access features present and pictures and descriptions of any significant aspects of the show)
- Trigger warnings
- Visual ratings
- Educational resource pack (if available)
Please note that all schools will be notified of access offerings for each session once these offerings are confirmed.
Credits
SCREEN AUSTRALIA, SCREEN NSW AND FELIX MEDIA present
CORAL: Rekindling Venus
Conceived, Written and Directed by LYNETTE WALLWORTH
Produced By
JOHN MAYNARD
Co-Producers
BRIDGET IKIN
DAVID METCALFE
Principal Cinematographer
DAVID HANNAN
Editors
ELLIOTT MAGEN KARRYN DE CINQUE
Sound Design and Mix
LIAM EGAN
Music by
MAX RICHTER
Songs by GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU, ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS, TANYA TAGAQ GILLIS
Additional music by
FENNESZ AND SAKAMOTO
Music Editor
ALAN JOHN
Originating Producer
SUE MASLIN
Production Manager
JODIE PASSMORE
Archival Researcher
RENÉE CREA
Post Production Supervisor
MEGAN YOUNG
Post Production Facility
DEFINITION FILMS
Director of Post Production
DAVID GROSS
Online Conform Editors
LIAM RODDEN
PETER SIMON
Colourist TRISH CAHILL
Titles
BEN BLICK-HODGE
Technical Advisor
WARIK LAWRANCE
Principal Scientific Advisor DR ANYA SALIH
Supported by Australian Film Television and Radio School Creative Fellowship & Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks, Museum Victoria
Fluorescent Footage Coral Morphologic LLC. Dr Anya Salih, Confocal Bio-Imaging Facility, School Science and Health, University of Western Sydney. David Hannan.
Micro CT Scanning Associate Prof Allan Jones, Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, The University of Sydney
Fluorescent Footage
Liquid Motion Film
Thank you to
Monica Zetlin, Carter Emmart, Paul Bourke, John Charlie Veron, Charles Mazel, Glen Moore
Dermot Allen – Division of Microscopy and Imaging, Leica Microsystems Pty Ltd, Australia, Robyn Higdon and Exploratorium
Additional Footage by
Plankton Productions
Absolutely Wild Visuals
Getty Images
Footage Search
Thought Equity Motion
Additional Sound by
Robert Dziak, Matt Fowler CIMRS/Oregon State University,
NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Newport
Music (in order)
Ngarrpiya (Ambient)
Performed by Gurrumul
Written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Licensed courtesy of Skinnyfish Music Published by SonyATV
Found Song for P, Infra 3 Max Richter FatCat Records
Mute Song Publishing
The Twins (Prague) Max Richter
BBC Worldwide
Imagem Music
Organum,
Lullaby from the Westcoast Sleepers Max Richter FatCat Records
Mute Song Publishing
November, Laika’s Journey
Max Richter
BBC Worldwide
Imagem Music
Journey 2, Infra 1
Max Richter FatCat Records
Mute Song Publishing
Sila
© Tanya Gillis (SOCAN)
Used by permission of Jericho Beach Music
Sarajevo
Max Richter
BBC Worldwide
Imagem Music
Breather
© Tanya Gillis (SOCAN)
Used by permission of Jericho Beach Music
Last Days
Max Richter
BBC Worldwide
Imagem Music
Cendre
Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Touch 2007 ©
The Trees
Max Richter
FatCat Records
Mute Song Publishing
Rise
Antony and the Johnsons
© Rebismusic 2012 (Kobalt/ASCAP)
Marketing & Distribution
Peter Castaldi
Designer – Poster/Press Books
Jeremy Saunders
Press Book Content
Christina Andreef
Marketing Coordinator
Donna Chang
Production Accountant
Leah Hall
Legals
Caroline Verge (Verge Whitford & Co)
Australasian and UK distribution
Felixmedia International Sales
Sky-Skan
ISAN 0000-0003-226A-0000-3-0000-0000-S
FELIX MEDIA
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