The Plants

Next date: Tuesday, 08 July 2025 | 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM

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Have you ever made music with a marigold? Composed with a chrysanthemum? Or listened to some lavender? Connect with nature! Reach out and touch real plants to play these unique organic instruments.

The Plants are new experimental musical instruments that combine organic matter and bespoke digital sensors developed by Playable Streets. At this free event, these plant-based instruments are available for the public to play and create new live compositions.

Swelling with textural waves and phasing rhythmic movement, The Plants will be unlike any musical instrument you have ever seen, heard or played. From 8 to 20 JulyThe Plants installation is open to everyone to interact with, explore, and make new collaborative compositions.

This event is suitable for all ages. No bookings required. 

Free Performances

On select evenings, join us for free outdoor performances by The Plants and musicians from the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra

Performance days:

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

Performance times:

6pm, 7pm and 8pm

Performances have a running time of 20 minutes.

About Playable Streets

Playable Streets is a participatory arts company creating invitations to play and collaborate in public places. We are a collective of theatre makers, composers, engineers, visual artists and interaction designers at the forefront of contemporary arts practice. We utilise technology, design, dramaturgy and sound to build environments that encourage norm-bending connections. Playable Streets is driven to investigate ways of building connection, bridging social gaps and confronting perceived differences through experiments in performance and installation. Playable Streets works have toured nationally and internationally, engaging participants of all ages and abilities.

About Chatswood Culture Bites

This event is part of Chatswood Culture Bites, Willoughby City Council’s innovative program of music, theatre, comedy and more in Chatswood CBD.

When

  • Tuesday, 08 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 09 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 10 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Friday, 11 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 12 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 13 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Monday, 14 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Tuesday, 15 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 17 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Friday, 18 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 19 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 20 July 2025 | 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Location

The Green Space, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, 2067, View Map

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