Words by Brianna Bullen I sit alone at a desk. I’m at a library at the end of a long line of restaurants in Docklands, overlooking the water. I can see through a strip of glass outside to construction sites, half-finished but dense, as the book seems to be at times. Ripe for transformation. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

Words by Eleanor Boydell A conversation about participation, production, mallet sports, and the specialness of individuals. Sitting down for an interview with producer Kristina Arnott turned into a fascinating conversation about the challenges and opportunities that abound in the space of participatory live art.  Arnott, along with creator/performer Shannon Loughnane and dramaturge Cathy Hunt, will be […]

Words by Brooke Munday  Deafferent Theatre is a brand new, Melbourne-based theatre company premiering at the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Boasting bilingual shows in Auslan (Australian sign language) and English, Deafferent performances are accessible for both hearing and deaf audiences. Their opening show, Black is the Colour, will debut at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in […]