AustLit

'Part chamber concert, part performance work, Endings explores the experiences that cluster around death, dying and the afterlife. This immersive work by Tamara Saulwick features the voice of Paddy Mann (Grand Salvo), an electro acoustic score by Peter Knight and design by Ben Cobham (bluebottle).' (Production summary)

'The stranger breathing down the phone, the thump on the roof in the dead of the night, the danger lurking in the unlit street. Part documentary, part art-house thriller, Saulwick's interdisciplinary work, Pin Drop, explores the phenomenon of fear in our day-to-day lives, and its impact on how we choose to live. Built around a series of audio recordings from one-on-one interviews, Pin Drop is told through twelve voices: one live, eleven pre-recorded. The solo performer is not alone in what becomes a seemingly 'peopled' environment...'

Source: Artshouse website, www.melbourne,vic.gov.au/ArtsHouse (sighted 31/08/2010)