What is your show about?
The performance is very a much reflection of recent tours and performances in parts of India, Malaysia and Indonesia. It draws upon both personal memories and interactions with other cultures. On the flip side, it deals directly with the sense of displacement felt upon returning to Australia, focusing the lens on our own culture and trying to find a sense of equilibrium between the two through the creation of performance.
How does Momento engage the audience’s senses?
Momento works hard to incorporate scent and taste through serving food. But visually, it employs projection, light, shadow, emotive sounds and verse to fully create an imposed world, where for a moment you are allowed to succumb.
How does your show experiment with multiple artforms?
My work often employs different devices, be it spoken word, physical theatre, dance, sound and projection. What is interesting about this performance will be the ways in which the mould is successfully broken, placing opposing ideas and styles together and alongside each other in an attempt to retell.
What does Momento have to say about Australia as it is today?
If anything, it focuses on how we are moving away from an ideal that made Australia such a great place. It looks at communities I have spent time in that I personally believe is the kind of society we should aim towards if we are going to collectively heal past hurt and become equal.
What is the significance of the meal served to audience members?
The small meal that is served to audience members is a gesture of good faith and communicates the ideals and concepts at the heart of this performance. It binds, and holds together Momento and adds another sensory dynamic to their experience.
How have your experiences overseas contributed to the show?
I’ve been incredibly fortunate to work with some of the most amazing and diverse artists in some of the most unique places over the past three years. Each of these interactions have further informed me and at times forced me to approach performance with a different lens.
Venue: Hawthorn Arts Centre – The Basement
Dates: September 20 – September 25
Times: 8pm (Sunday 7pm)
Tickets: $21 – $27
