Theatre Works Festival of Live Art 2016 Program by Theatre Works

THEATRE WORKS FESTIVAL OF LIVE ART 2016 PROGRAM

Park your expectations, turn up to Theatre Works and wear comfortable shoes. The Festival of Live Art has been such a great collaboration for Theatre Works, FCAC and Arts House; three very distinct organisations working across the city to curate a program of adventurous, genre-busting, experimental contemporary performances. I urge audiences to jump into the unknown and experience work by some of the most interesting artists from across Australia and the world as they take you on a journey of works that explore everything from the ethics of story-telling, child labour, migration, identity, consumerism and communication. There are parties, auctions, car-washes, workshops, talks, puppetry, dance, experimental sound explorations and more. The Festival of Live Art is on until March the 13th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; get amongst it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you never know what you might discover.

Dan Clarke CEO / Creative Producer

Germany

1-6 March

PORTRAITS IN MOTION By Volker Gerling Remember the flip books we had as kids? Remember our joy as we flipped the pages and the moving images came to life? Volker Gerling, an intrepid traveller and photographer has walked over 3,500km across native Germany, capturing portraits and turning these into miniature flip books. In this “uniquely heart-warming” show, he projects the moving images onto a screen, sharing a “fascinating glimpse into the human soul” - BROADWAY BABY. ‘These miniature stories rinse your eyes like spring water’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

WINNER: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 - Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Experimentation and Playing with Form. Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Date: 01 Mar 2016 - 06 Mar 2016 Time: Tue to Sat at 8pm, Sun 5pm Tickets: $35 Full / $26 Conc, Under 30, Groups 8+ [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket] Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au SPECIAL OFFER PAY WHAT YOU CAN Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March ONLY! Tickets available at the door 45 minutes prior to the show.

Thursday 3 March

EARSHOT By Kate Hunter Australia ON E S H OW ON L Y

Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Date: Thu 03 Mar 2016 Time: 6.30pm Tickets: $20 Full / $15 Conc, Under 30, Groups 8+ [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket] Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au SPECIAL OFFER PAY WHAT YOU CAN Thursday 3 March ONLY! Tickets available at the door 45 minutes prior to the show.

Careful: she might hear you. Built using overheard stories gathered from the general public, EARSHOT is an epic poem of eavesdropping, combining the Homeric tradition of oral storytelling with voice-activated text projection to offer a fly-onthe-wall insight into the lives of others. Personal, epic, comic and sometimes devastating. ‘Hunter’s performance is outstanding... a compelling examination of one’s own mind and memory’ - Lisa Romeo, TOORAK TIMES ON MEMORANDUM

Friday 4 March

DANCE MAGIC DANCE CAST PARTY By The Boon Companions Australia ON E S H OW ON L Y

THE NATIONAL THEATRE

Venue: The National Theatre, 20 Carlisle Street (cnr Barkly St) St Kilda Date: Fri 04 Mar 2016 Time: 7:00pm to 11:00pm Tickets: All tickets $35 Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au

March 1972. The curtain has just closed on opening night of a brand new musical theatre experience. Backstage, the cast and crew are abuzz with adrenalin, hope, congratulations and recriminations. Do they have a smash on their hands? Were the months of hard work and late-night dance rehearsals worth it? Most importantly, who is secretly sleeping with the choreographer? From the team who brought you immersive theatre parties The Wedding Reception and Le Petit Salon comes a new experiential celebration of optimism and joy. Live art production house The Boon Companions invite you to dig out your best Fosse-inspired outfit and throw yourself into the joy and madness of their Cast Party. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be drinking, dancing and appearances from Melbourne celebrity musicians, comedians, artists and more.

Australia / Netherlands

★★★★★ ‘Duda Paiva captures the audience... with bated breath the audience follows the gestures of this genius puppeteer... he lets his foam puppets dance, sing and let them fight to the death... the magic reigns’ - L’ARDENNAIS

8 – 19 March

BLIND By Black Hole Theatre and DudaPaiva Company ‘I found pain in the light and solace in the dark.’ This solo work from internationally renowned dancer/puppeteer Duda Paiva draws on his childhood experiences in Brazil. Suffering an undiagnosed debilitating illness that rendered him temporarily blind, his search for healing led to surprising discoveries. BLIND transforms his experience into a metaphor about disability, rejection, and ultimately, resolution. This rich theatrical tapestry of dance, puppetry, audience interaction, sound and light, is funny, moving and powerful.

BLIND premiered at Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes (France) in 2015, to critical and popular acclaim before touring extensively throughout Europe. Concept/Script: Nancy Black, Duda Paiva Director: Nancy Black Lighting Design: Mark Verhoef Sound Design & Composer: Wilco Alkema Performer: Duda Paiva (Brasil/ Netherlands/Aus)

Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Date: Tue 08 Mar 2016 – Sat 19 Mar 2016 Time: Tue to Sat at 8pm and 1pm on Thu 10, Fri 11, Wed 16 Preview: Tue 8 March at 8pm Tickets: $35 Full / $26 Conc, Under 30, Groups 8+ / $20 Preview [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket] Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au

MASTERCLASS

THE OBJECT IS THE SCORE With Duda Paiva Explore the link between movement, space, and the object. How impulses can move from the body through the object, into space and back again. How to modulate and characterise that journey through rhythm, shape, and texture. Discover how to maintain separate identities while playing, and how to use your musculature efficiently. A wonderful opportunity for dancers, physical performers, puppeteers and circus artists - both emerging and experienced.

Sunday 13 March 10.30am to 4.00pm | St Martins

Sunday 13 March

INTERNAL TERRAINS By Natasha Davis United Kingdom ON E S H OW ON L Y

Created, written and performed by: Natasha Davis Developed in collaboration with: Bob Karper (sound), Branislava Kuburovic (written documentation), Elisa Gallo Rosso (objects), Lucy Cash (movement) and Marty Langthorne (lighting) Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Date: Sun 13 Mar 2016 Time: 3:00pm Tickets: $35 Full / $26 Conc, Under 30, Groups 8+ [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket] Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au

What cracks appear in the density of everyday pressures and ageing? Why is the body sometimes sensitive to every sound?

Internal Terrains explores life as a choreography of decades, in search of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at stake as we move from one decade to another. A hanging cage projects shapes onto skin as Natashaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is captured in movement. A stuffed crow drives a car. Intermittent sounds are juxtaposed with powerful silences, creating dreamlike moments for both artist and audience to encounter. Poetic and sensual, the performance translates personal stories into visual metaphors around body, memory and migratory identity, playing chords with films and installations, metronomes, masks and electric shocks.

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March

GENIUS By Amelia Ducker and St Martins Australia

ST KILDA TOWN HALL

Director: Amelia Ducker Designer: Amaya Vercellio Collaborator: Sally Lewry Mentor: Clare Watson Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle St, St Kilda Date: Sat 12 Mar 2016 – Sun 13 Mar 2016 Time: 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm Tickets: $25 Full / $15 Conc [plus $2.50 booking fee per ticket] Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or www.fola.com.au

A live art event led by neurodiverse young people. GENIUS invites you into a series of immersive encounters with eight unique thinkers, where each genius will present their perspective on the topic of their expertise. Did you know that Prince Bernard gave Ian Fleming ideas for the creation of James Bond? That Gough Whitlam was the Prime Minister for a mere 1701 days? Or that an American, Robert Porter “Bob” McKimson, gave the Tasmanian Devil world wide fame, through bringing his illustration, Taz, into Looney Tunes? With subjects ranging from Royal Families of the World, Australian Animals, Linguistics, 21st Century Fashion and Gough Whitlam, this event is a unique opportunity to see life through an alternative lens - a surprising, eclectic walk through the inner workings of a group of exceptional minds.

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March

PLAYING SHOP By Nicola Gunn and Nat Cursio Australia

BRIGHTSPACE

A work in development

Playing Shop is a performance, an exhibition and a shop for children aged 6-10 and people who identify as adults.

Venue: Brightspace Gallery, 8 Martin Street St Kilda Date: Sat 12 Mar 2016 – Sun 13 Mar 2016 Time: 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm Tickets: Free Bookings: Only at www.fola.com.au

Responding to children’s natural inclination towards art-making and playing shop, the project considers the notion of transaction and the fixation on the marketplace as it sits within a contemporary art context: the commodification of art and in turn, the critique of art as consumption. We give them something to do; they give us art. An adventurous work that mischievously looks at consumerism and child labour, anarchy and aesthetic value, Playing Shop provocatively questions whether the value of the experience outweighs the waste produced in its creation. It will get messy. ‘Nicola Gunn’s theatre is tantalising, entertaining, ridiculous and often bewildering in the best possible way. This marvellously eccentric, charming and mischievous performer has created yet another stylish, inventive and startling work... mesmerising and unforgettable’ - Kate Herbert, Herald Sun on Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster

FESTIVAL OF LIVE ART AT THEATRE WORKS 1 - 13 March SUNDAY 28

MONDAY 29

PORTRAITS IN MOTION Theatre Works 5pm

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

PORTRAITS IN MOTION Theatre Works 8pm

BLIND (Preview) Theatre Works 8pm

THURSDAY 03

FRIDAY

EARSHOT Theatre Works 6.30pm

04 CAST PARTY The National Theatre 7pm

PORTRAITS IN MOTION Theatre Works 8pm

BLIND Theatre Works 8pm

BLIND Theatre Works 1pm & 8pm

SATURDAY 05

PORTRAITS IN MOTION Theatre Works 8pm

12 BLIND Theatre Works 8pm GENIUS Brightspace Gallery 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm & 4.30pm PLAYING SHOP Brightspace Gallery 11am, 1.30pm & 4pm

13 INTERNAL TERRAINS Theatre Works 3pm GENIUS Brightspace Gallery 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm & 4.30pm

BLIND Theatre Works 8pm

BLIND Theatre Works 1pm & 8pm

BLIND Theatre Works 8pm

PLAYING SHOP Brightspace Gallery 11am, 1.30pm & 4pm

Tickets for Theatre Works performances can be purchased online up to one hour before the performance, by phone between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday or at the venue 30 minutes before the performance, subject to availability.

BOOK AT THEATREWORKS.ORG.AU or FOLA.COM.AU (03) 9534 3388 Tickets available from $20.00

Please note there is a $2.50 booking fee per ticket when booking online or by phone.

We need your support ‘THEATRE WORKS IS A ST KILDA BASED MOUSE THAT ROARS’ - THE AGE In 2016, Theatre Works will support over 500 artists across 36 productions and art-form development initiatives. The organisation will tour across five states and engage over 30,000 audience members. But we can’t do this without you. Each year, your donations make up 15% of our funding. A donation to Theatre Works is an investment in the future of independent theatre makers in this country. Donate to Theatre Works PLUS1 Matched Funding campaign and every donation you make, before 13 May 2016, will be matched dollar for dollar. Become a bridge donor today! Theatreworks.org.au/support All donations above $2 are tax deductible Theatre Works Foundation Funding Appeal is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through PLUS1.

BRAVO TO OUR SPONSORS

The Festival of Live Art has been supported by the City of Port Phillip through the Cultural Development Fund. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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