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Specials! Friday 27 March at Arts House, North Melbourne
The indefatigable Kath Duncan proudly presents the world premiere of Specials! at Arts House, North Melbourne. Tactile Tour at 6.30pm, audio described performance at 7.30pm (duration 75 minutes). Specials! is a funny and furious work of theatre that’s both rally cry and rebellion. Simon and Cheryl were once at Special School together. And through a quirk of fate, they soon will be again. When the pair travel back in time to their days as students, they are once more fighting the forces that showed them the real cost of being Special: the evil headmistress, the scary nurse and the compromised teachers and parents. Featuring disabled performers and based on real life experiences of Special School in Australia, Specials is a comedic and confronting depiction of the different routes Special Ed takes children on – a world largely hidden from sight. Following sold-out development showings in 2024, this is Specials in all its fully realised, main stage splendour. Information and booking link here.
FORGE inclusive participatory workshop with Rawcus on 21 March, Temperance Hall, South Melbourne
This inclusive, participatory workshop offers insight into the devising practices and processes of the Rawcus room. The workshop invites participants to work alongside members of the Rawcus Ensemble and explore themes, provocations and questions from the company’s current show in rehearsals. Participants will be led through a series of physical exercises, text generation tasks and creative prompts that allow for on the floor exploration and discoveries. FORGE is an experiential insight into methods of ensemble performance making.
This workshop is suitable for anyone with an interest in inclusive performance practice. You must be 18 years or over. Suitable for people with and without a disability. The workshop will be Auslan interpreted. No prior performance experience is necessary. Places are limited (~20 participants), and attendees will be selected with an aim to bring together a diverse range of people and practices.
Where: Temperance Hall, 199 Napier St South Melbourne (map link)
When: Saturday March 21st
Time: 10am – 3pm
Cost: Free, via EOI process (EoI's open 5 Feb, close 26 Feb, notification 5 March)
Link to FORGE access information on Rawcus' FORGE webpage.
Direct links to FORGE EoI online form or downloadable Word form
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Links to other news, articles and online audio described works:
Vitae Veritas interview with Vision Australia Radio about transforming accessibility at Midsumma Festival
Travelling Touch Tour trailer of Victoria's Pride Street Party, Midsumma Festival 2024
Audio described short films by Top Design 2024 students:
Don't Burn the Toast by Lucas A Taylor
Full playlist of all Top Design 2024 student works can be found here.
'Between Two Sites- Audio Described' winner of the Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards 2024
Audio described artworks of Our Place: 20 years of Town Hall Gallery online exhibition, Boroondara Arts
Design Fringe Tactile Tour 2023 review by Alan Bartlett, with accompanying photos and descriptions
Sublime Stim exhibition by neurodivergent artist Mishka.
Between Two Sites exhibition by Bogong Centre for Sound Culture
Between Two Sites radio broadcast on Behind the Scenes Vision Australia radio
Power Up! by Fog Theatre, an Arts Wellbeing Collective Vitae Veritas project.
Other Power Up! audio, transcripts and feature articles can be found here.
