Central Stories’ Heafey Gallery was alive with dance, music and drawing at a live pop-up event yesterday.

Artist Marion Vialade-Worch’s exhibition ‘Leave the World Behind’ incorporates live sessions during the month of January to inspire and create joy for visitors and residents.

She has enlisted the help of other Central artists to run the interactive pop-up series.

Yesterday Alexandra musician Liz Conway and dancer Hélène Legeay collaborated; Liz playing piano and Helene dancing while Marion sketched.

Marion said she was thrilled to expand her ideas to include other Central creatives and at the same time involve people in live art in various forms.

“Creating art with my friends and bringing some moments of joy and fun, that is what it is all about… using this beautiful space.

“As an artist it is all about connection and sharing a feeling with others.”

Watch highlights of the pop-up here (3 mins 40 seconds). VIDEO: The Central App

Liz Conway played an acoustic version of her newly released new piano vocal single, ’Whisper’ along with songs on guitar.

She spoke about her creative process and how she never knows what the end result will be, and also did “improv” piano pieces and Helene laced up her ballet pointe shoes to create choreography on the spot.

Hélène, who trained as a ballet dancer, was last on the stage in France together with her sister and niece in June last year. She said she was nervous and emotional to dance again to a crowd.

“Before last year I hadn’t been on stage for 25 years.”

Hélène said of her ballet pointe shoes; ‘they’ve hardly been worn in seven months…but the body remembers”. PHOTO: The Central App

Life drawing of models in costumes, a zine workshop (using collage), object drawing and poetry, both reading and creating poems are planned in the pop-up series. 

The next pop-up events will be publicised on Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery’s website and The Central App What’s on section when they are finalised.

Marion sketched Liz’s guitar at the pop-up event. PHOTO: The Central App 

Anyone can attend the free pop-ups and there is no need to register. For more information contact Marion on: [email protected]

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What’s On: Marion’s exhibition ‘Leave the World Behind’

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