‘River of Light – The Story of Maiwar’ uses water fountains, lasers and light to explore the Dreamtime legend of the creation of Maiwar (Brisbane River). After the serpent becomes stuck and creates the river in attempts to get free, the performance then moves on to tell the story of the establishment and rise of Brisbane as a city. The performance lasts for 10 minutes and is shown three (3) times a night.

We took in a picnic dinner, sat on the bank of the river and tried to stop Skuzz and Planet Duplo falling in. There was a bit of wind around, which meant that in addition to being a bit cool, we were coated in a fine mist of Brisbane River water from the water fountains to give that complete sensation of being fully immersed and ‘at one’ with the message of the performance. Awesome. Mental note to self: Sit further back next time.

Afterwards, we continued our lightshow escapade by chilling under ‘Jem‘, the permanent sculpture at South Bank, before heading home.

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