People's Performance Project: Our Manifesto
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The People's Performance Project is a grass-roots resistance movement bringing people together in the spirit of community - making private space public, dissolving borders and boundaries, building alliances and friendships by sharing art and experiences.
Inspired by their involvement in the feminist, queer and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 70s, Joan Nestle and Dianne Otto took one look at their backyard and at the newspaper headlines of the day and launched a manifesto:
“We will use our homes and collective resources to share the work of artists, in many different fields, from many different times of life, to renew lost hope. Current governments in the Western World assume the dreams and skills of the 1960s have been buried under the demands of a free market economy and a right wing agenda that sneers at difference; PPP with its backyard and open-to-all performances will prove them wrong!”
Having met Joan and Di through the 2006 Melbourne Midsumma Festival, Amelia Walker, Taylor Kendal and Pippa Kirwan together with Joan and Di launched the 1st PPP in the couple’s Brunswick backyard. Some 60 people came together to share one night of music and spoken word. A zine was put together of the artists' work and some $400 dollars was raised and donated to local film project “Hope” which told the story of SIEV X survivor Amal Basry.
There has since been a second PPP organized by PJ, Silvana and the Donald Street Crew, in their Brunswick backyard, featuring circus performers, spoken word, dancing, slide shows and fire twirling. A 3rd PPP was held on Nov 11th in the East Kew backyard of Pippa Kirwan, Petie Sefranski and Matt Nelson addressing the themes of ‘community, inclusion and bubbles’. Planning and preparations for a PPP at Melbourne’s 2007 Midsumma Festival are also underway - artists are being called to participate.
The People's Performance Project is a grass-roots resistance movement bringing people together in the spirit of community - making private space public, dissolving borders and boundaries, building alliances and friendships by sharing art and experiences.
Inspired by their involvement in the feminist, queer and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 70s, Joan Nestle and Dianne Otto took one look at their backyard and at the newspaper headlines of the day and launched a manifesto:
“We will use our homes and collective resources to share the work of artists, in many different fields, from many different times of life, to renew lost hope. Current governments in the Western World assume the dreams and skills of the 1960s have been buried under the demands of a free market economy and a right wing agenda that sneers at difference; PPP with its backyard and open-to-all performances will prove them wrong!”
Having met Joan and Di through the 2006 Melbourne Midsumma Festival, Amelia Walker, Taylor Kendal and Pippa Kirwan together with Joan and Di launched the 1st PPP in the couple’s Brunswick backyard. Some 60 people came together to share one night of music and spoken word. A zine was put together of the artists' work and some $400 dollars was raised and donated to local film project “Hope” which told the story of SIEV X survivor Amal Basry.
There has since been a second PPP organized by PJ, Silvana and the Donald Street Crew, in their Brunswick backyard, featuring circus performers, spoken word, dancing, slide shows and fire twirling. A 3rd PPP was held on Nov 11th in the East Kew backyard of Pippa Kirwan, Petie Sefranski and Matt Nelson addressing the themes of ‘community, inclusion and bubbles’. Planning and preparations for a PPP at Melbourne’s 2007 Midsumma Festival are also underway - artists are being called to participate.
Enquiries: Pippa Kirwan callmesquare@hotmail.com.au
Joan Nestle cellonest@yahoo.com
* The PPP belongs to everyone. It is essentially people 'putting on a show' in their backyards, inviting friends, friends-of-friends and then some to share experiences and build a stronger community.
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