THE COMPANY-SANDPIPER PRODUCTIONS
Sandpiper Productions is Sandy McKendrick's independent project-based company that creates collaborative performances with artists through hybrid art forms. Sandpiper also directs national arts-based projects.
The following are examples of recent performances and projects:
GUERRILLA GRANNY is a delightfully mischievous character astride a mobility vehicle, challenging the status-quo Granny can adapt and improvise with any setting or theme ebbing and flowing between down-right mischievousness to absolute ameliorating charm. Gran is a refreshing and exciting compare that would brighten up your festival and events or engage her as a delightful roving performer.
ART ADRIFT exhibition was moored in Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour during the Fremantle Festival - a flotilla of floating artworks from re-cycled beach-drift materials in collaboration with artists on Cocos Keeling and Christmas Islands.
Sandy is a photographer, using animation and photography in many projects. She has designed exhibitions individually and collaboratively for Perth International Arts Festival, Cocos and Christmas Island and France for the UNIMA World Puppet festival.
The companies performances Turtle and the Trade Winds, Cry of the Seadragon and Indigo Sand have all toured nationally and internationally. Sandy has developed and directed performances within Australia, South Korea, France, South Africa , Zambia, Malawi and Timor Leste.
Working regionally in Australia and internationally with remote communities that have limited artistic or theatrical opportunities is a major focus for the company.
Sandy has worked as designer and artist for Perth International Arts Festival on the creation and many installations of site-specific exhibitions that involved the communities of Perth.
She has designed and constructed costumes, sets and puppets for theatre companies that include Barking Gecko, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Deckchair, Theatre Kimberley, SEKA [Zambia], Bizurcus and for her own company’s productions.
Her experience with Australian festivals include: Christmas Island Arts, Fremantle, Port Hedland, Onslow, , Katherine Festival and Fringe, Darwin in the Northern Territory and Shinju Matsuri-PearlingFestival Broome in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia to name a few. For these she has performed, designed, co-ordinated and constructed over 20 years. Sandpiper's performances have also featured at many museums and conferences.
Sandpiper Productions is Sandy McKendrick's independent project-based company that creates collaborative performances with artists through hybrid art forms. Sandpiper also directs national arts-based projects.
The following are examples of recent performances and projects:
GUERRILLA GRANNY is a delightfully mischievous character astride a mobility vehicle, challenging the status-quo Granny can adapt and improvise with any setting or theme ebbing and flowing between down-right mischievousness to absolute ameliorating charm. Gran is a refreshing and exciting compare that would brighten up your festival and events or engage her as a delightful roving performer.
ART ADRIFT exhibition was moored in Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour during the Fremantle Festival - a flotilla of floating artworks from re-cycled beach-drift materials in collaboration with artists on Cocos Keeling and Christmas Islands.
Sandy is a photographer, using animation and photography in many projects. She has designed exhibitions individually and collaboratively for Perth International Arts Festival, Cocos and Christmas Island and France for the UNIMA World Puppet festival.
The companies performances Turtle and the Trade Winds, Cry of the Seadragon and Indigo Sand have all toured nationally and internationally. Sandy has developed and directed performances within Australia, South Korea, France, South Africa , Zambia, Malawi and Timor Leste.
Working regionally in Australia and internationally with remote communities that have limited artistic or theatrical opportunities is a major focus for the company.
Sandy has worked as designer and artist for Perth International Arts Festival on the creation and many installations of site-specific exhibitions that involved the communities of Perth.
She has designed and constructed costumes, sets and puppets for theatre companies that include Barking Gecko, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Deckchair, Theatre Kimberley, SEKA [Zambia], Bizurcus and for her own company’s productions.
Her experience with Australian festivals include: Christmas Island Arts, Fremantle, Port Hedland, Onslow, , Katherine Festival and Fringe, Darwin in the Northern Territory and Shinju Matsuri-PearlingFestival Broome in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia to name a few. For these she has performed, designed, co-ordinated and constructed over 20 years. Sandpiper's performances have also featured at many museums and conferences.
Floating thong sculpture - Cocos Keeling Island.Photographer Eva Boogaard
Contact Sandy McKendrick email: sandmark@iinet.net.au