Rebecca Riggs-Bennett (Sound Designer / Composer / Performance Maker / Facilitator)
Elsewhere/Rebecca (Sound Artist / Electronic Music Producer / DJ / Spoken Word Artist)
elsewherebecca@gmail.com
Elsewhere/Rebecca (Sound Artist / Electronic Music Producer / DJ / Spoken Word Artist)
elsewherebecca@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS:
2020+ - Bachelor Of Performing Arts, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
(Major: Practice Transition. Research: Sound Design as Immersive Practice)
2016 - Diploma: Electronic Music and Sound Production, SAE Institute
2014 - Certificate of Arts: Drama, John Curtin College of the Arts
RESIDENCIES & LABS:
2018 - Artist in Residence, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
2018 - Septimus & Louisa Burt Residency, St George’s Cathedral, WA
2018 - Time_Place_Space: Nomad, Arts House, VIC
2018 - Perth Festival Lab, Perth Festival, WA
2017 - Sweet Seat Residency, pvi collective, WA
PERFORMANCES / INSTALLATIONS:
2020 - 'Boxed In' as part of 'Body Rights', WA Youth Theatre Company, Girls School, Fringe World Festival, WA
2019 - ‘Our Sandman’, Cool Change Contemporary, WA
2018 - 'The Sound Of Trees' (supported by Drug Aware YCulture Metro), St Georges Cathedral, WA
2018 - ‘Daydream’, Outcome Unknown #18, Spectrum Project Space, WA
2018 - 'RAVE ROOM', Time_Place_Space: Nomad, VIC
2017 - ‘my sandman’, Crack Theatre Festival, Newcastle, NSW
2017 - ‘bad noise’, KISS CLUB, pvi collective x Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
SOUND ART WORKS / COMMISSIONS:
2020 - ‘the space that exists between existance’, SIGNAL Arts, VIC
2020 - 'Undergrowth', SIGNAL Arts, VIC
2018 - 'Cave Rave', Time_Place_Space: Nomad, VIC
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION / WORKSHOPS:
2019 - 'Seasons Greetings', Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, WA
2019 - 'The Table', No Fixed Address, DADAA Fremantle Gallery, WA
2019 - 'Walk With Me', Riptide Youth Theatre Company, Geraldton & Carnarvon, WA
2017 - 'Sound Garden' Workshop, Kickstart Festival, Scitech, WA
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION
2021 - 'Playthings' remount, Black Swan State Theatre Company, State Theatre Centre, WA
2021 - 'Whale Fall', The Kabuki Drop, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth Festival, WA
2021 - ‘The Lucky Cat’, Monkey Brain Physical & Visual Theatre Company, Fringe World Festival, WA
2020 - ‘A Tending’, Fonder Physical Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, SITU-8 Festival, WA
2020 - 'VAKA', Steamworks Arts, WA
2020 - 'Body Rights', WA Youth Theatre Company, Girls School, Fringe World Festival, WA
2019 - 'Playthings', Second Chance Theatre Company, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2019 - 'Preparations for the future and other catastrophic events', Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, IN SITU Festival, WA
2019, 'Goodbye/Hello', KISS CLUB, pvi collective x Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
2019 - 'Guardians', OLOLO, City Of Perth Winter Fest, WA
2019 - 'The Gorgeous Nothings', Fonder Physical Theatre, WA Academy Of Performing Arts, WA
2019 - ‘The Divine Feminine’, Fonder Physical Theatre, Fringe World Festival, City Arts Space, WA
2018 - ‘Sisters Vice’, IN SITU Festival, Girls School Creative Precinct, WA
2018 - ‘Let Me Finish’, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2018 - ‘Valentine’, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Awesome Arts Festival, WA
2018 - ‘A Resting Mess’, Winter Nights Festival, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2018 - ‘Water Stories’, SHORT CUTS, STRUT Dance, WA
2018 - ‘Sudden Skies’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2018 - ‘The Big Dark’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2017 - ‘Claytime’, Indefinite Articles, Glastonbury Festival, UK
2017 - ‘Blueprint’, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2017 - ‘Her Crown’, Fonder Physical Theatre, State Theatre Centre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2017 - ‘Topographs’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2016 - ‘Cirquepop’, Fremantle Festival, Sliders Youth Circus, WA
2016 - ‘Bluets’, Fonder Physical Theatre, WA Academy of Performing Arts, WA
2016 - ‘Ophelia’, Chrissie Parrott Arts, Fringe World Festival, WA
GROUP SHOWS:
2020 - Selected poems, SHAC Incubate 2020, WA
2020 - Selected poems, Voices Of Nature 2020 Virtual Gallery, AELA Earth Arts
AS ELSEWHERE/REBECCA, SOLO RELEASES:
2020 - Debut album: 'With Me, We Walk' (supported by Drug Aware YCulture Metro)
2019 - Debut single: 'Here I Am Loving You'
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
RTRFM's Courtyard Club (WA), PICA Salon Vernissage (WA), Tura Soup Nights (WA), Kickstart Festival (WA), WOMPP Showcase (WA), Hyperfest (WA), WAMFest (WA)
2020+ - Bachelor Of Performing Arts, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
(Major: Practice Transition. Research: Sound Design as Immersive Practice)
2016 - Diploma: Electronic Music and Sound Production, SAE Institute
2014 - Certificate of Arts: Drama, John Curtin College of the Arts
RESIDENCIES & LABS:
2018 - Artist in Residence, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
2018 - Septimus & Louisa Burt Residency, St George’s Cathedral, WA
2018 - Time_Place_Space: Nomad, Arts House, VIC
2018 - Perth Festival Lab, Perth Festival, WA
2017 - Sweet Seat Residency, pvi collective, WA
PERFORMANCES / INSTALLATIONS:
2020 - 'Boxed In' as part of 'Body Rights', WA Youth Theatre Company, Girls School, Fringe World Festival, WA
2019 - ‘Our Sandman’, Cool Change Contemporary, WA
2018 - 'The Sound Of Trees' (supported by Drug Aware YCulture Metro), St Georges Cathedral, WA
2018 - ‘Daydream’, Outcome Unknown #18, Spectrum Project Space, WA
2018 - 'RAVE ROOM', Time_Place_Space: Nomad, VIC
2017 - ‘my sandman’, Crack Theatre Festival, Newcastle, NSW
2017 - ‘bad noise’, KISS CLUB, pvi collective x Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
SOUND ART WORKS / COMMISSIONS:
2020 - ‘the space that exists between existance’, SIGNAL Arts, VIC
2020 - 'Undergrowth', SIGNAL Arts, VIC
2018 - 'Cave Rave', Time_Place_Space: Nomad, VIC
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION / WORKSHOPS:
2019 - 'Seasons Greetings', Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, WA
2019 - 'The Table', No Fixed Address, DADAA Fremantle Gallery, WA
2019 - 'Walk With Me', Riptide Youth Theatre Company, Geraldton & Carnarvon, WA
2017 - 'Sound Garden' Workshop, Kickstart Festival, Scitech, WA
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION
2021 - 'Playthings' remount, Black Swan State Theatre Company, State Theatre Centre, WA
2021 - 'Whale Fall', The Kabuki Drop, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth Festival, WA
2021 - ‘The Lucky Cat’, Monkey Brain Physical & Visual Theatre Company, Fringe World Festival, WA
2020 - ‘A Tending’, Fonder Physical Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, SITU-8 Festival, WA
2020 - 'VAKA', Steamworks Arts, WA
2020 - 'Body Rights', WA Youth Theatre Company, Girls School, Fringe World Festival, WA
2019 - 'Playthings', Second Chance Theatre Company, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2019 - 'Preparations for the future and other catastrophic events', Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, IN SITU Festival, WA
2019, 'Goodbye/Hello', KISS CLUB, pvi collective x Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA
2019 - 'Guardians', OLOLO, City Of Perth Winter Fest, WA
2019 - 'The Gorgeous Nothings', Fonder Physical Theatre, WA Academy Of Performing Arts, WA
2019 - ‘The Divine Feminine’, Fonder Physical Theatre, Fringe World Festival, City Arts Space, WA
2018 - ‘Sisters Vice’, IN SITU Festival, Girls School Creative Precinct, WA
2018 - ‘Let Me Finish’, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2018 - ‘Valentine’, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Awesome Arts Festival, WA
2018 - ‘A Resting Mess’, Winter Nights Festival, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2018 - ‘Water Stories’, SHORT CUTS, STRUT Dance, WA
2018 - ‘Sudden Skies’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2018 - ‘The Big Dark’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2017 - ‘Claytime’, Indefinite Articles, Glastonbury Festival, UK
2017 - ‘Blueprint’, The Blue Room Theatre, WA
2017 - ‘Her Crown’, Fonder Physical Theatre, State Theatre Centre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2017 - ‘Topographs’, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe World Festival, WA
2016 - ‘Cirquepop’, Fremantle Festival, Sliders Youth Circus, WA
2016 - ‘Bluets’, Fonder Physical Theatre, WA Academy of Performing Arts, WA
2016 - ‘Ophelia’, Chrissie Parrott Arts, Fringe World Festival, WA
GROUP SHOWS:
2020 - Selected poems, SHAC Incubate 2020, WA
2020 - Selected poems, Voices Of Nature 2020 Virtual Gallery, AELA Earth Arts
AS ELSEWHERE/REBECCA, SOLO RELEASES:
2020 - Debut album: 'With Me, We Walk' (supported by Drug Aware YCulture Metro)
2019 - Debut single: 'Here I Am Loving You'
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
RTRFM's Courtyard Club (WA), PICA Salon Vernissage (WA), Tura Soup Nights (WA), Kickstart Festival (WA), WOMPP Showcase (WA), Hyperfest (WA), WAMFest (WA)
“Rebecca has captured the skill of subtlety. Her music was at times almost imperceptible, but still just enough to raise or emphasise the mood.”
- Gordon The Optom, on Playthings
- Gordon The Optom, on Playthings
