18 — 21 Sep
Private View
Presented by Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse and CPL — Choice, Passion, Life
4 Rooms, 4 Diverse Experiences
Most people are sexual beings, with sexual thoughts, attitudes, feelings, desires, and romantic fantasies. Having a physical or intellectual disability doesn’t change your sexuality and your desire to express it. Yet, the subject of people with intellectual disability having romantic dreams and sexual desires is still taboo.
Private View invites audiences to become voyeurs; to observe people in their domestic spaces and discover their romantic dreams and hidden desires.
Haunting melodies from Carla Lippis are deeply intertwined within the work and serve as the heartbeat of each scene, underscoring the dancers’ stories and intensifying their emotional resonance.
Private View breaks down societal myths and misinformation and sets the viewer on a path to twist their preconceived attitudes around sexuality and disability. The production is an intimate exploration of unspoken stories and secret longing from Australia’s leading creator of dance theatre by dancers with and without disability.
Director: Michelle Ryan
Concept, Dramaturg & Creative Producer: Roz Hervey
Assistant Director: Daisy Brown
Singer and Composer: Carla Lippis
Composer: Geoffrey Crowther
Choreographer: Larissa McGowan
Lighting Designer: Matthew Adey
Designer: Renate Henschke
Cinematographer: Matt Byrne
Intimacy Coach: Eliza Lovell
Dancers: Charlie Wilkins, Darcy Carpenter, Jianna Georgiou, Michael Hodyl, Bonnie Williams, Sam Matthewman (guest artist), Jazzy Williamson-Gray (guest artist)
Production Manager & Stage Manager: Katya Shevtsov
Technical Manager: Ellen Demaagd
Design Associate: Oli Lacoon Williamson
Costume Design Associate: Ziva von der Borch
Sound Production: Sascha Budimski
Set Build: Chris Hill & InSET
Technician and Operator: Reece Vidler
First Development performers: Alexis Luke, Michael Noble
First Season performers: Madalene Macera and Rowan Rossi
Interviewees for Research and Foyer Installation: Andrew Pandos, Isadora Sweeney, Kirsty Martensen, Rachel High
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival and Alter State I Arts Centre Melbourne.
Private View is supported by Arts SA, Creative Australia and the Restless Donor Circle.
Image by Matt Byrne
This project is supported through the Giving Program by Ian & Cass George.
Production Partners
Price
$39 — $49
Times
Matinee performances - 2pm
Evening performances - 7:30pm
Sat 21 Sep, 7:30pm - AUSLAN Interpreted, Audio Described performance
Pre-show Tactile Tour, 6:30pm
Duration
Approx. 1 hour
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Auslan Interpreted Event
Audio Described Event
Important Info
Recommended for audiences ages 14+. Contains sexual references, nudity and theatrical haze. 3-minute lockout.
Michelle Ryan will be running a workshop as part of our Studio 1 Workshop Series on Sunday 15 September, 2:30PM. More info here.
Sensory Friendly Show
This work is sensory friendly, and patrons are invited to show up with whatever they might need to ensure a comfortable experience – headphones, earplugs etc all welcome. You are free to leave the space as needed and/or vocalise to express yourself or your excitement. All patrons are encouraged to self-adapt in the space and everyone attending will be able to choose between two chairs (a stool or hard backed chair) upon entering the space.
Booking Methods
For alternative ways to book, or to discuss your accessibility requirements, call Brisbane Powerhouse on (07) 3358 8600 or email info@brisbanepowerhouse.org.
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Restless Dance Theatre
Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading creator of dance theatre by dancers with and without disability. Our artistic voice is loud, strong and original. Restless brings artists with diverse minds, bodies and imaginations together to create contemporary dance theatre from everyday lived experiences; manifested into beautiful art, embedding inclusion into our screens, on our stages and in unexpected places. Restless Dance Theatre is a place where diversity is celebrated, and all artists thrive creatively.
Carla Lippis
Carla Lippis is a live grenade with lungs, who has recently returned home after four years in London’s West End, where she worked as the principal singer at the historic Cafe de Paris, and as the host of notorious nightclub The Box. Her international touring has included concerts with Calexico, Kiss, Mötley Crüe and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. She performed in the venerated circus La Soiree. Her variety show Midnight Marauders guested at Edinburgh Festival’s Club Cumming.
How to get there
Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Level 1, 119 Lamington St, New Farm
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