“The concept of Fourcolours is this: you go in and you get your coloured wristband and you immerse yourself in the artwork and there will be other activities you can engage in to win prizes, and then there will be the well crafted stages that the DJs will perform from. One will be Egyptian themed and the other will be called the Big Bang Machine,” states Suwara in a calm and measured tone but there is a sparkle in his eye that belies the feeling he has that the Fourcolours party going to set a new standard in entertainment in Melbourne.
When one buys a ticket for Fourcolours they choose four ticketing options, the colours that are azure (blue), citrine (yellow), crimson (red) and viridian (green). The ticket correlates to an electronically coded wristband that the attendee gets on arrival and, as Suwara explains, your colour dictates your experience.
“The way it will work is that you approach the door and there will be this kind of boarding lounge where you will get your smart band corresponding to your ticket colour. Now this ‘smart-band’ will have the ability to download digital items by partaking in activities and activate exhibitions via your colour at the festival.”
The level of detail that Suwara has gone into making this a fully experiential event is astounding – the seemingly unremarkable ticket box, aka the ticket pick-up, will be drenched in essential oils.
“Having four colours, we will have four different fragrances so it will set the tone from the point you pick-up your wristband that this will be a full-on sensory experience,” explains Suwara. “If you have been to an essential oils shop you will know that when you leave the shop the reality of the grimy city becomes obvious once you return to street level. So the idea of the fragrances is to set the tone that Fourcolours is an event that requires you to leave behind your everyday life and everyday mindset.”
This entree of essential oils gives way to full on sensory overload as the attendee walks into the festival. Fourcolours is being curated by world-renowned visionary artist Katia Honour who will oversee and area called The Gallery Of Visions.
With all this talk of artistically transcendental experiences one may be accused for forgetting for a moment that Fourcolours is a dance party. However, when Suwara talks about the musical lineup fans of serious dance music will be impressed.
“We are basically trying to cover all the bases when it comes to EDM: trance, down tempo, techno.” As Suwara says ‘techno’ another set of sparkles flash through his eyes and he immediately changes tack and begins enthusing about an act on the lineup, “BeSvendsen this up and coming artist on Iboga [Records, Denmark] who has this really fresh electro slash techno sound – it has clicked with a lot of people and we already have two Aussie guys doing BeSvendsen remixes exclusively for Fourcolours,” reveals Suwara.
“The headline act is WAIO. A full on psytrance act who has just released his debut album. This will be his first time in Australia. He is originally from Brazil the moved to Germany and is doing really big things in Europe. He specialises in an uplifting and transcendental sound that will work perfectly with the aesthetic and theme.”
BY DENVER MAXX
