Canada: +1-647 708 0129 Aus: +61-421 186 647 USA: +1-510 931 7881 sunnydrake8_gmail.com
connected theatrical experiences
weaving integrated multimedia, movement, storytelling, animation, puppetry and comedy
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A gutsy convention-defying gender-euphoric one-person show weaving theatre, magical animation, movement, comedy & multimedia
video & more detail...
A solo multi-genre confession of a romance-a-holic
Looking for volunteers!
Audience development, marketing, production, animation prop building...
Sunny is currently working on a new show, X, which will be launched in Brisbane at Metro Arts in April 2012. X uses stop motion animation, puppetry, theatre and movement to explore addiction. Equal parts funny, magcial, absurd and tender, X questions, does the world drive us to addiction?
San Francisco
National Queer Arts Festival, The Garage
June 5-7, 2012
More details coming soon!
There is wheelchair access to the theatre but not the washrooms.
Brisbane
Metro Arts: The Indepedents 2012
Preview April 10
Season April 11-28, 2012
This space is wheelchair accessible
Preview Video
photo: Philipe Lonestar
photo: Suzon Fuks
Full video
the making of the animation
photo: Alia
Selected Press reviews
(click on publication for link to full review)
"funny, energetic, poignant and thoughtful"
- Real Time (national publication, Australia)
"deeply personal but undeniably universal"
- Time Off (Brisbane, Australia)
"It's little wonder that Sunny has dazzled audiences around the world... the audience hung of every moment... I was blown away, so much so I purchased his DVD just to relive the show again. I was fully entertained, educated and left breathless wanting more as Sunny wrapped up the show with one of the most clever endings I've ever witnessed."
- Samesame.com.au (Sydney, Australia)
"a multi-lingual architecture of voice, body, and identity"
- Trans/Verse (San Francisco, USA)
" charming, heart-warming, uncompromising and candid, yet kind and sincere"
- The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia)
"Complex and difficult subjects are delivered in the most accessible and authentic way. Its light hearted, fresh and wank free... Sunny drake is a progressive queer visionary"
- Samesame.com.au (Melbourne, Australia)
Press dossier other-wise.pdf
sunny drake in otherwise press release 1.doc
Performance Biography
34 years in the making, human critter Sunny Drake is a complex piece of art. He lives his creative escapades, is usually in the middle of an art in life experiment, and airs his embarrassing and tender internal world on stage. Sunny is largely self taught and has created his own unique style of multi-genre theatre, which he has been evolving since he was a teenage girl. Sunny has performed in theatres, festivals, living-rooms, streets, work places, deserts, schools, universities, basements, backyards & conferences in Australia, the USA and Canada. He was an artist in residence at the Garage theatre in San Francisco in 2008 and has performed in the San Francisco International Arts Festival (10), NACL Festival (10), USA National Queer Arts Festival (08&10), the San Francisco Fringe Festival (08), New Mardi Gras (Sydney 09&10), Midsumma (Melbourne 09&10), Metro Arts (Brisbane 09), the Brisbane Festivals UNDER THE RADAR (09) and Feast (Adelaide 09&10). Sunny was born and grown on Indigenous Jaggera-Turrabul land (Brisbane) and comes from English and Irish ancestry.
Consultancy Biography
Sunny has over 12 years professional experience in the arts and community sectors, as a consultant, performer, educator, facilitator, strategic planner and project manager. As the inaugural General Manager of Propel Youth Arts, Sunny was instrumental in establishing this state-wide youth arts development and advocacy body in Western Australia. As a consultant, Sunny has worked with a wide variety of organisations including Plan C, Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC), Open Doors, Contact Inc, Speak Out (now Human), Young People and the Arts Australia (YPAA), Community Arts Network WA and various local governments.
The stage is just an accessory
My life is my artwork. I live my creative escapades. Im frequently in the middle of some sort of experiment, either intentionally or not. And then I perform my life on stage. Here are some life projects Im working on.
Cry baby
he is me...
Over 12 years professional experience in arts, community and youth sectors
Project management
Keeping the big picture at the centre whilst taking care of the little details. Over 10 years experience running all levels of projects from grassroots to projects for government.
Facilitation
Engaging and inclusive approaches to facilitating large and small groups including training, creative workshops, community consultation, professional development for project workers & artists, strategic planning. I have facilitated over 250 workshops in the past 12 years. Participants have included young people, Indigenous groups, artists, service providers, performers, sporting groups, seniors, government & schools, in both urban & rural contexts.
Strategic planning
A creative and practical approach to strategic & business planning involving all key stakeholders and focusing on delivering achievable, invigorating and inspiring business plans. Clients have included Propel Youth Arts, Plan C, Contact Inc.
Transgender Education
Informative, enrichening transgender education for organisations, young people, educational institutions or service providers. Education programs can be tailored to suit the needs of the group, vary from 2 hours to day long, and can be delivered with or without a performance. Experience includes: delivered gender & sexuality diversity trainings (day-long) to health workers (via QAHC) - Thursday Island, Townsville, Mackay, Emerald, Gympie, Brisbane (various), Caboolture; various workshops at youth centres in the USA and Australia.
Mentoring & skills development
One-on-one or groups of artists, project managers, young people, arts & community workers. Areas can include any aspect of project management, time management, facilitation, arts management.
Phone:
Aus: +61-421 186 647
USA: +1-510 931 7881
Canada: +1 647 708 0129
Email: sunnydrake8_gmail.com
