Are You Ready To Take The Law Into Your Own Hands
Sipat Lawin and Friends
The biggest popstar of the Philippines has been kidnapped, and it’s up to a ragtag squad of fans to bring her back. They’ll brave…
What is Chinese?
Xiao Ke x Zi Han
Update 14 Feb 2020: Arts House’s presentation of What is Chinese? is being rescheduled to a later date. Ticket holders will be contacted directly to…
In Perpetuity
Ivey Wawn
We are the living dead. For most of our lives our meaning is stripped down to the profitability of our bodies. Just as a…
Possession
Marcus Whale
Desire is a form of possession, commanding the body from within. Do we resist its embrace, or allow it to compel us wherever it…
Spectral:
Live
From immersive interruptions that capture the mind, to synaesthetic voyages beyond the boundaries of the body, Spectral: Live takes you into the spaces between…
Shohei Fujimoto
From cathedrals of light to the most fleeting of flickers, Japanese artist Shohei Fujimoto’s luminescent installations dramatise the opposition of chaos and order with…
Wallpaper III & IV
Del Lumanta
Our cities once sang to us. In elevators and lobbies, concourses and restaurants the compositions sneeringly dubbed Muzak sought to provide a soundtrack to…
Makeshift Workshop: DEVISE – inclusive practice with ensembles
Rawcus
Rawcus is a critically acclaimed ensemble of performers with and without disability. DEVISE Makeshift Workshop offers insight into the creative process and methodology Rawcus…
Makeshift Workshop: How Things Sound Matters
Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey
Long-term collaborative team Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey lead a Makeshift Workshop that recasts our understanding of listening in public, shared and unusual spaces….
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The creation of BLEED
Artistic Director Emily Sexton talks us through the planning and process behind the creation of BLEED. Find out more…
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We’ve hit 2020. There are no hover-boards and even less space food.
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How to respond to an emergency
How to respond to an emergency by Timmah Ball was written for First Nations in the House, a residency program as part of Refuge.
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On Leaving and Returning
“Breathtaking resilience is a communal discipline…Listen. Stay. There is something here to fight for”…Erica McCalman reflects
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Reflections – Words Nourish Neighbours
Reflections by Rosie Kalina was written for First Nations in the House, a residency program as part of Refuge.
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A Memory of Forgetfulness
Written by Laniyuk as part of First Nations in the House, exploring the matter of displacement, honouring and respecting local stories of resilience, survival, loss and the future…
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The Return of the Rainbow Serpent
The Return of the Rainbow Serpent by Laniyuk was written in response to the event The future is Indigenous: Cultural change to survive a climate change world. Find out more.
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Refuge 2019 review on Arts Hub
★★★★ “Refuge 2019: Displacement… is no passive ‘arts’ show.”
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The beginning of disruption
The beginning of disruption by Monica Karo was written for First Nations in the House, a residency program as part of Refuge.
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Indigenous Wisdom
Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar writer and poet, and a collaborating artist for Refuge 2019: Displacement. In this commissioned essay, Claire reflects on the role of Indigenous wisdom in imagining new ways for the community to prepare.
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