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 An eco-conscious live music event is set to emerge on the wings of a butterfly on a night “fused with delicate folk, beautiful electronica and visual art with an environmental theme,” according to CHRYSALIS organisers HEIDI MILLINGTON of DIZZYGOTHECA and JAMES LEES of SILVER SIRCUS. DENIS SEMCHENKO tunes in.
DENIS SEMCHENKO: Chrysalis is about fusing the creative element with environmental awareness – but what makes it unique?
HEIDI MILLINGTON: It’s going to be a beautiful night where the music is really enjoyable and the art is interesting to look at; that and being about environmental problems and focusing on celebrating the planet around us.
DS: As event organisers, how do you intend to make the Brisbane crowd more environmentally conscious?
HM: Of course the carbon-offsetting – we’ve got beautiful posters…
JAMES LEES: 100% recycled paper!
HM: … Check! We’re trying to make conscious decisions that are environmentally aware but also add artistic choices, so we hope we’re going to inspire people to care about the environment and come up with their own ideas.
JL: It’s not about trying to be negative and saying “Oh, there’s a crisis, we’re going to raise an awareness” etc., but about saying how we’re going to live. It’s just a default position – I guess we’re setting an example for other people and saying that it’s going to make a massive difference if everybody does it.
DS: James, you’ve got an extensive musical background as a member of various Brisbane bands from the ‘90s to present day. What’s your current aim with Silver Sircus?
JL: Regrettably, I do, yes (laughs). My current aim is to create music with my partner in crime Lucinda Shaw (singer) and do whatever we want to do after years of working on various projects. It’s a “heart” project, very much in its own little space.
 DS: Heidi, how do you manage to combine your profession, event organisation and promotion and being a member of Dizzygotheca?
HM: That’s a good question – a part of me wanted to put this event on to synthesise those things. A lot of artists in Brisbane put on different roles, but then sometimes things overlap and that’s really exciting, so I think the more different pieces of your life you can get together, the better. I’ve been doing EcoRadio, putting on this event and managing my band along with my day job in environmental science which informs what I write, so I think that’s a juggling game.
DS: James and Heidi – what are your respective recording/gigging plans at the moment?
HM: We (Dizzygotheca) are working on our second EP with a couple of different producers as well as putting on events, but you can’t put on too many when you’re balancing everything else in your life, so hopefully next year we’ll put more energy into playing live and recording.
JL: The Chrysalis gig is our final show for the year, so we’ll have a break - we’ve put out an EP this year. We’ve got more material in the demo stage and there’ll probably be a Silver Sircus album out next year – we want to keep working with Magoo. As far as touring goes, we’re looking into doing a loop of national arts festivals – Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Arts Festival – I think that’s the right field for our more theatre-performative work.
DS: Finally, is there anything you’d like to say to the punters?
HM: Catch public transport!
JL: The show’s going to have lots of psychedelic lights and visuals – if you want a really good night, this is it!
CHRYSALIS – a 100% ecologically pure 4zZZ fundraiser featuring DIZZYGOTHECA, SILVER SIRCUS, Mardi Lumsden and Sans Grenadine – takes place at the Zoo on Thursday October 2003. Tickets are $8 for 4zZZ members/$10 on the door.
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