Tamara Saulwick

In Water Pushes Sand, composer Erik Griswold and the Australian Art Orchestra team up with all star musicians and performers of Sichuan to create a colourful collage of winds, piano and percussion. The ten-piece big band fuses traditional Sichuan melodies and rhythms with modern jazz improvisation to create a wild intercultural celebration. With dramaturgy and direction from Tamara Saulwick and video shot on location in Chengdu, Water Pushes Sand  evokes the tea-houses, streets, and rivers of Sichuan.

WORLD PREMIERE
OzAsia Festival, Adelaide
2, 3 October, 2015

Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Festival
9, 10 October, 2015

AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2017

Darwin Festival, Darwin / The Jazzlab, Melbourne / Ainslie Arts Centre, Canberra / Due West Festival, Braybrook / MONA, Hobart.

CHINA TOUR OCTOBER 2019