D.A.N.C.E FM 106.7
Erupt Festival, Taupō
16-19 May 2012
As part of the Taupō Erupt Festival 2012, D.A.N.C.E. Art Club created a mobile community radio station and public address unit, meeting and broadcasting with eight communities throughout the region during the Festival. The mobile radio station D.A.N.C.E FM 106.7 operated from a converted panel truck, equipped with media and broadcast devices, reporting on events at the festival and wider community activity.
This project was part of Letting Space's Community Service series which works across festival platforms to create artwork that is principally about people rather than things, to enable social change. It is joined at the Erupt Festival at the same time by another Community Service series work Tim Barlow's The Public Fountain.
More info here
https://www.lettingspace.org.nz/dance-fm-1067/
Locations:
RIFLE RANGE RETIREMENT VILLAGE
High Tea, 16 May
Our first morning D.A.N.C.E Art Club set up to host morning tea and broadcast into a small hall to the residents of the Rifle Range Retirement home, Taupo.
TE KURA O TE WAITAHANUI
Painter Kanohi 18 May
D.A.N.C.E FM broadcast with the tamariki to the small community of Waitahanui lakeside from their school playgrounds for a morning.
HOROMATANGI STREET TAUPO
Volcanic Sparkle, 16 May
D.A.N.C.E Art Club joined Tim Barlow's The Public Fountain for one afternoon, pumping out great sounds and handing out specially designed Volcanic Sparkle drinks.
TOKAANU HOT POOLS
Live Radio Set, 18 May
D.A.N.C.E Art Club stopped for a soak, broadcasting to the village of Tokaanu before its precious geothermal resource simultaneously.
WAIRAKEI VILLAGE SCHOOL HALL
How to be a DJ Workshop, 17 May
School disco! D.A.N.C.E Art Club gave a how to be a DJ workshop with popcorn and dancing whilst the kids rocked da house.
Tim’s sculpture explodes after community members jump on the platform
TURANGI TOWN CENTRE
Live Radio Set & Interviews, 19 May
The truck provided Tim Barlow's The Public Fountain with a dancefloor and a public address system for a day with the Turangi locals. Full photo album here.
Tuāfale on the decks as our Radio MC
Vaimaila serves up our Volcanic Sparkle
MANGAKINO
BUS STOP CAFE, 17 May
The D.A.N.C.E Fm truck headed out 40 minutes from Taupō to Bus Stop Cafe, Lake Maratai, Mangakino for an evening party and toasties with the locals.
LIGHT SHOW, TONGARIRO SOUTH PARK, TAUPO
Live Radio Set & Interviews 19 May
As the public poured through the Erupt Festival's light festival and lantern parade D.A.N.C.E FM had a final musical and movement evening fling.
