D.A.N.C.E art club Studios

12 -28 July 2012

RM Gallery, Auckland

In 2012, D.A.N.C.E art club transformed RM Gallery into a production hub for two and a half weeks. Their exhibition D.A.N.C.E. art club Studios was a live installation, set up to produce a half hour arts documentary covering two festival projects undertaken by the collective in May 2012. It was screened on Auckland's regional community television station, Triangle TV, on the closing night of the exhibition.

The two projects featured in the documentary include D.A.N.C.E. FM 106.7, a live mobile radio station and public address unit at Erupt Taupo Arts Festival. D.A.N.C.E. FM 106.7 was commissioned by Letting Space as part of their Community Services series. Also featured was the collective’s commissioned project for Next Wave Festival in Melbourne. D.A.N.C.E. art club presents Housie! was a reinterpretation of the popular Pacific Island adaptation of Bingo alongside a ritualistic food parade through the Queen Victoria Markets.

During D.A.N.C.E art club Studio production hours the, our team invited the public to engage with the process of collating the documented footage in an interactive manner. Skype meetings were scheduled with team member Chris Fitzgerald, who was residing in the United States. A daily slow-cooked meal was also provided for in-house and public enjoyment:

OPENING NIGHT

Wednesday, 11 July 6pm onwards

Free cocktails and nibbles

CLOSING NIGHT EVENT

Saturday, 28 July 5pm onwards

D.A.N.C.E. art club Studios documentary screening live at RM