Here We Are Amongst You
Rawcus
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House and Rawcus
Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 10 July 2022
Wed – Sat, 7.30pm
Sat 9 Jul, 2pm & 7:30pm
Sun 10 Jul, 5pm
No performances Sun 3, Mon 4 & Tue 5 Jul
All performances will be Auslan Interpreted.
Audio Described performance Sat 9 Jul, 7.30pm and Tactile Tour commencing at 6.45pm.
Download the Social Script for more access information.
Duration
60min
Tickets
Pay if you can $35
Standard $20
BLAKTIX $10
A small transaction fee will be charged per order.
Warnings
Possible haze, intermittent loud sounds, a moment of flashing lights.
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Audio description
Auslan Interpreting
Tactile Tours
Visual Rating 50%
Wheelchair Accessible
Assistance Animal
Quiet Space AvailableThe Rawcus ensemble perform a joyous celebration of exuberance and connection.
Here We Are Amongst You is a secular prayer for our times. It is a raw and exuberant gathering hosted by the renowned Rawcus ensemble.
The work is performed in the round, as performers move in all directions to create encounters that are different from every perspective. No two audience members will share the same experience, but everyone will be part of the warmth and welcome that underscores the work.
This is artistic director Kate Sulan’s final show with Rawcus. Come and witness the Rawcus ensemble’s unique practice, in which many individuals contribute choreography to spellbinding effect.
Here We Are Amongst You is an invitation to celebrate connection, belonging, and being together.
Experience this rich and restorative world, as fleeting as it is resonant.
“world class theatre – sumptuously imagined, visually stunning and profoundly moving” – The Age
“work that that leaves you feeling charged and changed” – The Age
“For over a decade, Rawcus Ensemble has been quietly redefining the possible for artists with a disability. Under artistic director Kate Sulan, the company has built up a body of work of sculptural delicacy and concentrated presence.” – The Age
About the Company
Artist Statement
- Kate Sulan, Artistic Director
Ensemble Statement
It is about performing, expanding the world, transforming.
It is about vulnerability, creativity, openness and relationships.
We all come from different backgrounds and we all have different experiences. We play and work together.
We bring love to the work and that love is returned to us when we share what we do.
Rawcus is about achieving something together, about commitment, challenge and making space for unexpected things to happen.
Long story short…that is the force of Rawcus.
Credits
Director: Kate Sulan
Designer: Emily Barrie
Composer/Sound Designer: Jethro Woodward
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Co-devisor/Dramaturge: Ingrid Voorendt
Stage Manager: Jess Keepence
Production Manager: Alana Hoggart
Executive Producer: Jacque Robinson
Supported by:
Rawcus receives organisational support from the Victorian State Governments Creative Victoria’s Creative Enterprise Program, The City of Port Phillip’s Key Arts Organisation Program and the Shulu Foundation. Here We Are Amongst You has been supported by the Commonwealth Government RISE program, The Australia Council for the Arts, the State Trustees Foundation, the Besen Family Foundation and the City of Melbourne through Arts House.
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House and Rawcus
Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 10 July 2022
Wed – Sat, 7.30pm
Sat 9 Jul, 2pm & 7:30pm
Sun 10 Jul, 5pm
No performances Sun 3, Mon 4 & Tue 5 Jul
All performances will be Auslan Interpreted.
Audio Described performance Sat 9 Jul, 7.30pm and Tactile Tour commencing at 6.45pm.
Download the Social Script for more access information.
Duration
60min
Tickets
Pay if you can $35
Standard $20
BLAKTIX $10
A small transaction fee will be charged per order.
Warnings
Possible haze, intermittent loud sounds, a moment of flashing lights.
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Audio description Auslan Interpreting Tactile Tours Visual Rating 50% Wheelchair Accessible Assistance Animal Quiet Space AvailableImage: Aaron Walker
Image description: 12 diverse performers are captured in various stages of exuberant dancing. They are all wearing different coloured and textured clothing against a black background. There is a feeling of laughter and connection. In the foreground there are four performers; one is looking sideways as if to catch attention from someone next to him; the second performer has her arm above her head, her eyes closed and laughter on her face, the third performer is in mid leap with her hair spreading out and a smile on her face, the fourth performer is focused and still, with eyes cast downwards. Behind them are other bodies dancing that are obscured by the four foregrounded performers.
