Words by Tom Taylor We, the congregants, enter and are asked to inspect the relics of the church. This church is a space at Footscray Community Arts Centre, not perfect, a little new and boxy, will do. Hymn sheets at the ready, the service is underway. A trio of cloaked, older women lead us in […]
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Between Two Lines, Melbourne Fringe 2016
Words by Brianna Bullen “Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us … every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” (Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot) So reads ethereal performer Elizabeth Brennan in our fifteen minute ‘biblio-therapy’ session, pointing to a […]
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Half Brothers Grimm, Melbourne Fringe 2016
Words by Brooke Munday When the Grimm brothers published their first collection of famous German fairy tales they couldn’t have predicted the phenomenon that would ensue, nor could they have guessed that just over 200 years later those same fairy tales would be transformed into the slapstick musical medley that is the Half Brothers Grimm. […]
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The Elements of Consequence, Melbourne Fringe 2016
Words by Eleanor Boydell For me, some of the best shows are those in which you see the labour of performers, as they rise to physical challenges, grapple with mental barriers, surpass expectations. It’s hard to lift humans, nail handbalances, spin hoops – I want to see the work. It’s exciting when it all goes […]
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Sediment, Melbourne Fringe 2016
Words by Eleanor Boydell I’m uncomfortable. No no, the seat is fine and the temperature is okay – it’s what’s happening on stage that’s doing it. Watching Sediment, the genre-bending piece of circus, dance and live music by performer/director duo David Carberry and Chelsea McGuffin in collaboration with circus artist Alice Muntz, the tension became […]
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Dying Books, Melbourne Fringe 2016
Words by Brianna Bullen Melbourne is listed as one of UNESCO’s seven Cities of Literature, one with a remarkable literary culture. This remarkable literary culture is reflected in this year’s Fringe festival’s new category: ‘Words and Ideas.’ Supported by UNESCO’s ‘Open Book’ program, writer and live artist Georgia Symons discusses her Melbourne Fringe “one on […]
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Who We Were, MFF 2016
Words by Eliza Janssen Along with incessant photographic documentation and a militant attitude towards political correctness, millennials have long been accused of being fervently proud of their childhoods for no apparent reason. I should know. I’m a certified member of this mob. Merely mentioning the early 2000’s in the right group of 18-to-25-year-olds is enough to […]
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