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neil cameron productions
Neil Cameron Productions (NCP) created over 25 celebrations & festivities across the breadth of Australia. Renowned for the creation of epic scale, outdoor theatre events & celebrations NCP curated lantern parades involving 100s of participants and explored varied forms of pyrotechnic imagery. Events regularly culminated in the burning of an enormous artfully constructed bonfire. Shows regularly involved casts of 100s & audiences ranged from several 1,000s to being broadcast globally to millions. In her eleven years with N.C.P. Margie developed a strong commitment to ritual forms in her performance-art practice. Margie was Assistant Director of the company since 1995. She became heavily involved in the artistic direction of shows spanning the last years of the company's life.
Highlights:
In 2001 NCP created 'River Of Light' as part of Queensland's Centenary of Federation Celebrations. The event was designed as a monumental lantern boat parade of over 80 vessels. Margie was concurrently Assistant Director of this project & Designer of the 24m lantern and performance installation ‘Balinese Barge’.
On December 31st 2000 the Woodford Folk Festival Fire Event 'The Beacon' was televised globally as part of an ABC/ BBC/ NBC satellite link up of New Year festivities.
images: Graham Battersby & Susan Purdy
 the river story |  the river story |  John Cage Musicircus |
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 woodford folk fest - opening |  avoca chinese garden |  beltane fire festival - scotland |
 beltane - fire costume |  the river story - bunjil |  taiwan dream community |
 taiwan dream community |  taiwan dream community |