Concert, performance or show
Life on Land's Edge | A musical odyssey to the ends of the earth and back | Scottsdale
Friday 20 June 2025
Scottsdale
$5 - $40
From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts) "Life on Land's Edge" takes you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect continents and cultures. A cinematic concert experience, Life on Land's Edge draws on art, science, and music from across the ages. Spectacular footage and soundscapes set the scene for two of Australia's most adventurous musicians. Be immersed in one of nature's greatest stories.
*Please note, this program was due to be performed in March of 2022, but had to be postponed due to a family emergency. The Bowerbird Collective is excited to return to Tasmania to present 'Life on Land's Edge' in 2025.
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"Spectacular... There isn't enough space to provide adequate praise" - Limelight Magazine
"It moved me to tears... I left feeling I had been sung to by the country" - Audience member
"...a work of art... a transfixing soundscape" - Sounds Like Sydney
Winner: 2022 Independent Arts Foundation Award for Innovation
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About the performers: Simone Slattery (violin/vocals, PhD, Churchill Fellow) and Anthony Albrecht (cello, The Juilliard School) are internationally renowned musicians, specializing on both period and modern instruments, and founded the Bowerbird Collective in 2017 to make art for nature.
The 60-minute performance is followed by a short Q&A.
For more information visit www.bowerbirdcollective.org