The Amplified Elephants, Footscray Community Arts Centre s ensemble for
sound artists with and without a disability, are back with a brand new multimedia
performance THE NIS.

The word NIS was made up by Amplified Elephants sound artist, Catherine
Sutherland. It has no meaning and sums up the core of this exciting show, which
is about exploring those experiences in life that cannot be explained.
Directed by James Hullick, and featuring sonic performances by The Amplified
Elephants and the Bolt Chamber Orchestra, this cutting-edge piece employs
interactive screen projections, animations, choreography and robotic machines to
create a highly emotive sensory experience.

Intrinsic to the heart of this show is the clever interplay between classical
instrumentation and new technologies, focusing in on making quality art that has
social integrity and embraces artists of varying abilities.

The Amplified Elephants is an ensemble for sound artists with and without a
disability. Formed in 2006, the group was developed by JOLT artistic director and
sound art tutor James Hullick and Footscray Community Arts Centre, as part of
the Footscray Arts ArtLife Program.

The BOLT Ensemble is a music and sound art ensemble dedicated to presenting
projects artistically directed by James Hullick. Formed in 2004, the group works
with techniques and ideas that exist outside mainstream music practices and
combines traditional music instruments with technology.