TERRAPIN

INFINITE MONSTER

Terrapin / Australia

Scribble and scrawl a section of our gigantic monster, projected high above the crowds, before it rots away before your very eyes. 

Infinite Monster is an interactive installation based on the surrealist drawing game “Exquisite Corpse.” In Terrapin’s version, participants are invited to collectively create an ever-changing monster displayed on a giant tower of LCD screens.

Four tents are set up in a public space in a semi circle around a giant tower of LCD screens. In the tent, a participant draws part of a character, for example a Viking’s head or a mermaid’s tail, on an iPad. As the character is drawn, we see it appear in real time on the appropriate LCD screen in the tower, so the feet of the character to the bottom screen, the legs to the second bottom and so on. As the drawings emerge, images of the ground (leaf litter, dead grass, asphalt), flash on the screens in quick succession. When the drawings are complete, the participants step out of their tent and see their collective creation projected high above them. The monster then fades away; the screens ready for the next creation to emerge.

ANTHEM ANTHEM REVOLUTION

Terrapin / Australia

In Anthem Anthem Revolution, participants battle a table tennis robot to hear a new national song written by children, an anthem that reflects the hopes and dreams they have for their country. Inspired by Rhythm games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero, each time a ball is returned, we hear a child’s voice accompanied by a new musical element. As the experience progresses, this builds into a musical track for a new generation.

Terrapin will work with presenters to facilitate a process that leads to children from their community recording their hopes and dreams to be integrated into the installation. Presenters also have the option of working with a local composer to develop musical elements for their song, or use music supplied by Terrapin. The design elements of the work can be adjusted to reflect the national colors of the country in which the work plays.

THE RIDDLE OF WASHPOOL GULLY

Terrapin / Australia

In association with Dead Puppet Society

Far beyond the outskirts of the big city, near a tiny town that nearly everyone forgot, lay a dry creek bed of no special significance.

Once upon a time it was called Washpool Gully.

But the world had moved on from insignificant things, and no one had time for dry creek beds.

Except in Washpool Gully something was stirring. Shaken by the rumble of engines and the darkening of the sky, something long asleep had decided to wake up.

Combining old-fashioned storytelling with contemporary puppetry and miniature sets, The Riddle of Washpool Gully is a reimagined tale of Australian mythology about incredible creatures that might still live in the uncharted corners of our vast country.

“Vividly imagined and meticulously realised with beauty, wit and immense heart.“  The Mercury

YOU AND ME AND THE SPACE BETWEEN

Terrapin / Australia

Part play, part picture book and all wondrous fun, a magical story of an adventurous girl unfolds as an illustrator draws the pictures live in front of our eyes! 

The island is sinking. Its adults are useless. Time for the kids to save the day.

The island of Proud Circle springs a leak and its citizens must find a way to stop their home from disappearing. It takes the wondering mind of a child to save the island, its people and their ways. Adventures happen, horizons widen and important things are said.

From the mind of Australia’s most accomplished children’s playwright, Finegan Kruckemeyer, comes a tale of wonder and invention that is brought to life in unexpected ways. Storytelling, choreographed projections and live drawn animation explore the plight of refugees fleeing environmental change through the eyes of a child.

Step inside a picture book with an artist and storyteller, amidst a paper set that is cut, ripped, patched and manipulated live to create a world of play.

“A magical and beguiling piece of theatre!”  ABC Radio National

I THINK I CAN

Terrapin / Australia

What would you like to be today?