17 February

Performance Program Season 1

Photo: Jalaru Photography / Michael Torres Featured: Burrbgaja Yalirra, Eric Avery in Dancing with Strangers.

Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman with Ben Collins

27 January – 17 February

WORLD PREMIERE

The streets are your stage.

Take a pathway across Northbridge with a set of headphones and an open mind in this opera for one. Listen in as an original soundscape unfolds with stories of migration and patterns of human behaviour. Hear world-wide tales of struggle, joy and hope as the city comes alive in this immersive sonic storytelling experience.

Created by Perth-based Renée Newman, and made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Collins, Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess is a new Western Australian work exploring the form of the audio tour. Borrowing from Francis Alÿs’s notion that walking is “with the speed culture of our time – a kind of resistance...a very immediate method for unfolding stories”, it strips back what we need – to live and love – by asking you to slow down. See the world as a moving picture, the streets your stage and the people your actors. A meditation on hope, this mindful solo encounter in public space embraces how we are always moving, shifting, changing.

Presented for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018

Preview: 27 January Season: 30 January – 3 February 6 – 10 February, 13 – 15 & 17 February

Streets of Northbridge. Start location at PICA. Tickets: Standard $29 | Groups 6+ $25 | Preview $20 Sessions: Tuesday – Thursday: 5.45pm & 7.30pm Friday – Saturday: 4pm, 5.45pm & 7.30pm Duration: 60 mins | Recommended ages: 15+ Conceived, Written & Directed by Renée Newman Composition & Sound Design: Ben Collins Cultural Advisor: Ian Wilkes Dramaturgs: Steve Bull & Marcella Polain

Photo: Aaron Webber

yourseven James Berlyn

01 – 17 February

WORLD PREMIERE

Your life in seven photo booths.

Based on Jaques’ famous speech from “As You Like it”, this playful encounter asks you to consider your life journey through Shakespeare’s seven ages of man. What has your life been like so far and what is yet to come?

Featuring a talented cast of bright young theatre makers and performers from WAYTCo, this new work offers a refreshing perspective post Snapchat and Instagram to explore the private drama of you. Created by James Berlyn, the Co-founder of Proximity Festival, this work takes you on a journey through seven one-on-one encounters to recreate and predict your own life, compiling a bespoke album of Polaroid photos along the way.

With Shakespeare and forgotten technology as your guides, yourseven is a touching and intimate flash-forward journey all about you.

Presented with WA Youth Theatre Company for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018

Preview: 1 February Season: 2 – 3, 6 – 10, 13 – 15 & 17 February

PICA Performance Space Tickets: Standard $29 | Groups 6+ $25 | Preview $20 Sessions: 5.45pm – 8.45pm | Entry every 15 minutes Strict limited capacity Duration: 60 mins | Recommended ages: 12+ Conceived, Written & Directed by James Berlyn Performers: Members of WA Youth Theatre Company Lighting: Chris Donnelly Graphic Artist: Shaun Salmon Music consultation: Chris Van Tuinen

Photo: Aaron Webber

The Second Woman

03 – 04 March

WA PREMIERE

Step inside a 24-hour live performance and cinema spectacle.

Inspired by John Cassavetes’ cult film ‘Opening Night’, Nat Randall performs an epic feat of endurance, re-enacting the same exact scene over and over with a diverse cast of 100 maleidentifying performers.

A mesmerising cinematic loop, every scene evolves and shifts with each new performer and is captured live on camera, projected alongside the staged performance. Intersecting with cinema and live performance, Randall proposes a deceptively simple premise that becomes a deeper and subversive exploration of identity, intimacy, emotion and gender. A cult hit across Australia, The Second Woman is coming to Perth for the very first time and is not to be missed.

Come for an hour, stay for the night – this is performance at its most epic, a complex game of fiction and reality.

Performer Callout:

For more information and to apply visit pica.org.au. Submissions close 18 December.

Presented in association with Perth Festival

PICA Performance Space Tickets: $10 | Door sales only Time: 3pm, 3 March – 3pm, 4 March Entry and exit allowed any time (subject to capacity) Duration: 24 hours | Recommended ages: 13+

Warning

The Second Woman may contain adult themes and coarse language. Participants with accessibility requirements should contact PICA on 9228 6300.

Co-creators: Nat Randall & Anna Breckon Concept & Performance: Nat Randall Script & Direction: Anna Breckon & Nat Randall Video Direction: EO Gill & Anna Breckon Lighting Design: Amber Silk Sound Composition: Nina Buchanan Set Design: Future Method Studio Hair & Makeup: Sophie Roberts Camera Operation: EO Gill Participant Coordination: Jade Muratore

See calendar on Page 34 for Audio Description and Auslan Interpretation sessions. Image: Nat Randall, The Second Woman. Photo: Zan Wimberley

‘A stunning creative feat, from concept to execution. One of the finest examples of independent Australian theatre in years.’

The Guardian

Image: Nat Randall, The Second Woman. Photo: Zan Wimberley

KISS club

25 May

Pucker up! Perth’s hottest performance club returns.

The ever popular KISS club is back, co-curated by PICA and pvi collective.

Originally created by Sydney based artist Karen Therese and gifted to pvi collective, KISS club is a performance event for ideas in development, featuring emerging and established artists across live performance practice.

Selected artists will present 10 minutes of a work in progress to a live audience, providing a chance to trial new ideas and receive feedback in a supportive, critical environment. A Q&A with a special guest speaker will also feature, providing insight into a topic beyond the arts. This fast and furious performance night gives audiences a fresh view of what is bubbling in the hearts and minds of Perth’s performance makers and the opportunity to help shape and support new work.

Presented with pvi collective

Artist Callout:

PICA and pvi collective will be seeking EOIs from interdisciplinary performance makers working across theatre, dance, sound, installation and live art.

For more information and to apply visit pica.org.au. EOIs open: 19 January – 4 March 2018

PICA Performance Space Tickets: $15 | Limited capacity Time: 7.30pm Duration: 90 minutes with interval

Photo: Amber Bateup | Renegade Productions ‘Renegade Church’ KISS club 2017

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