Awaken The Beauty of Westend
Ritual and Ceremony was once part of our daily life. Within the structure of ritual we could connect to members of our community and to the spirit of the space we inhabit as well as letting the space inhabit us.
My Project wants to spark:
Non-hierarchal music along the streets of Westend
Have up to 40 locals ringing tuned handbells at midday everyday along Boundary Street. This will spark others to join in and create other sounds that fills the whole street but has no leader. The bells will at first be rung by shopkeepers who work along street.
Budget
4x 25 Brass bells 279 each Shipping $42 per set Total $1284
Promotion and Printing cost (est) Total $200
Total Cost $1484
Here is a video of our first community ritual
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hRAsVGOBR0
Here is some pictures of the street after the drumming and chalking

Supercrtical Mass Bells Project have a look and listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1AVeADyGo
Here is a video of a little happening we did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMO6-0H_J6A
Here is some images of chalking on boundary street.


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Here is a sample of non-Hierarchal music by super-critical-mass
http://www.supercriticalmass.com/
Here is a blog of a group I'm with who do community rituals
http://serioplay.blogspot.com.au/
Here is a video of me talking about a workshop I organised , it's a very personal and I talk about getting all my teachers togther , it's a good break down of my background.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZbiOrX83BY
Here is a website we created to bring Serio Play to businesses
http://www.thepeacefulworkweek.com.au/
In summing up I want to make the suburb of Westend sing, but for it to come from the people who live their , Bells can be played by anyone. Over time as people get used to it others will join in and it will become more then just bells being rung , singing dancing and drawing on the street . I want to walk down the street one day and hear this amazing song coming from everywhere !
PLedge $15 and get a big hi-five from me
Pledge $30 and get a paper hat made out of the courier mail to wear on the opening day !
If you pledge over $100 you can be one of the first people to ring a bell on the launch day and give that bell a name of your choice.
Pledge $200 and you can play a big Taiko drum to Launch the first Bell Ritual !