By Olivia Condous
A dynamic sound and light show is coming to the west next weekend, with an unusual twist.
The Fire Garden is a drive-in theatre show, where residents park and tune their car radios to hear the show’s audio while enjoying music, lights, sounds and stories.
The show focuses on Aboriginal creations stories, with Wamba Wamba man Uncle Ron Murray as the storyteller for the evening.
The performance will also feature pyrotechnics, giant puppets and projections to portray the animals and spirits of the stories, as well as a fireworks display finale.
The producers of the show are The Village Festival, a touring arts festival that champions regional artists.
The production has partnered with Vitae Veritas to provide an accessible experience for audience members who are deaf, blind or have low vision with audio description, tactile tours and AUSLAN interpretation.
The drive-in show is also designed to be COVID-Safe, by providing audience members with the ability to isolate from one another in their cars.
The Village Festival artistic director Suzanne Kalk said the story of the show was beautiful on its own, but was made even more stunning by the visual effects.
“It’s a show that come together through all beautiful elements, but the story itself is beautiful,” she said.
“The special effects and fireworks are very spectacular… and amazing animations and projections on sculptures, puppetry with giant puppets which is very spectacular as well.”
“It’s a show not to miss.”
The Fire Garden will be performed for one night only in Truganina on July 30.
Details: events.humanitix.com/the-fire-garden-or-melton
