Sanctum Theatr'es artistic director, Lachlan Plain, has been awarded a residency at Montsalvat in Eltham, Victoria. This residency will be used to develop a new work, tributaries: a physiology of precipitation during September and October this year.

tributaries: a physiology of precipitation is a performance designed to be staged on and beside the Yarra River. tributaries is a story of river crossings and river journeys, of four tributaries and the river they feed. It is the story of the ferryman and his goodwife; of the railway and bridge that threaten their livelihood; of the dark stranger and the sad-eyed widow that disrupt their lives; of a forgotten wager and an impossible promise. It is a meditation on the precipitation cycle and its’ role in nourishing and sculpting the land. It is intimate and experiential storytelling through puppetry and song in the landscape. It is a folk theatre directed by Lachlan Plain and presented by Sanctum Theatre.

Plain's artistic practice, including the Sanctum Theatre program, will be supported by the Australia Council for the Arts throughout 2010 - '11 through the ArtStart funding. To view more of Plain's work please visit www.lachlanplain.com.

Justin Powell has just completed editing his footage from Colleen Burke's flight presented last year as part Sanctum's Zero Projects 2009 season, and, here it is:

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