December 6, Luna Outdoor, Leederville, WA, 8.30pm
Buy tickets here. Produced by Blessed State Films. There is a short commentary by Cat Hope on the film here. No Encore is a documentary by Kenta McGrath, shot during a Decibel tour of the Southwest of Western Australia in 2011. Over a week, through a series of modest concerts and workshops, Decibel share their art and art-making with the small communities they visit. Some locals show enthusiasm, curiosity and open-mindedness, while others are confused, irritated or try not to fall asleep.
Buy tickets here. Produced by Blessed State Films. There is a short commentary by Cat Hope on the film here. No Encore is a documentary by Kenta McGrath, shot during a Decibel tour of the Southwest of Western Australia in 2011. Over a week, through a series of modest concerts and workshops, Decibel share their art and art-making with the small communities they visit. Some locals show enthusiasm, curiosity and open-mindedness, while others are confused, irritated or try not to fall asleep.
A Fellini-esque improvisation workshop held by the group treads a fine line between art and absurdity. One concert is effectively overrun by children who are let off their leashes by their bemused parents, steering the performance towards an unexpected path. During the tour some of the locals make no secret in ridiculing Decibelʼs art, and Decibel, in turn, make no secret in ridiculing theirs.
At turns insightful, bizarre and humorous, No Encore is a road movie and music documentary: a contemplation of the validity of forms of self expression; whatʼs meaningful, meaningless and whatʼs in between; and what happens when art is displaced from its comfortable natural habitat.
Not to be missed!