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OUTBACK THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & TRAX PRESENT
UNDER ME SKIN
THE COL OLDE SER UMB V U IVA S STR O NHO EET E
A site-specific adventure of digital art & live performance
A preview performance of Under Me Skin by award-winning writer Gayle Kennedy, conceived & developed by Brian Cohen & Tara Prowse in partnership with the remote outback town of Ivanhoe, NSW. Image 1 by Brian Cohen
“She knows what time all the trains pass through. All she wants ta do is be on one of em goin to anywhere but here. She’s smart, but she’s a dreamer. It takes more than dreams to git outta here. I know that for sure. Me dad reckons this is the kinda place that fullas run to, run from or stand still in.” Under Me Skin is a show of grand proportions and subtle magic which will stop a town, ignite debate and make you wonder why most theatre is done in dark black boxes.
The darkly comic tale of a boy who mysteriously appears in a remote bush town, sparks a chain of events that even the children find incredible. But the one person most in need of a miracle doesn’t even see him arrive. In a town so small it’s hard not to know what happens behind closed doors, the children will take you on an adventure where the stage is the main street and the backdrop the bush. Filled with awe inspiring projections, wonderful low-tech special effects and plenty of red dust, Under Me Skin promises to be the outback adventure you’ll want to travel a thousand kilometers to see.
This collaboration between young people, multimedia artists and an award-winning Indigenous writer is one of the outcomes of The Ivanhoe Chronicles, a two year multi-arts project by Outback Theatre for Young People and TRAX.
Throughout the winter of 2009, the young people have been working with Melbourne artists Brian Cohen & Tara Prowse to think about the world they live in through theatre making, digital film, & photography. Young people are exploring their community and celebrating their stories, presenting this work through the installation of television sets and night time projections in the abandoned shopfront windows along the main street, giving colour and life, and an ever-changing art gallery. Turning the idea of an old style photo booth on its head, they have also worked to create a storybooth which uses digital media technology and custom-designed software specifically commissioned for the project. Locals, visitors and audience are invited to record short testimonials in the safety & comfort of a lavishly decorated porta-loo. The stories, memories and revelations collected, have formed part of the artistic content of the project and are becoming an invaluable record of this community.
The 2009 presentation of Under Me Skin is just the first installment of The Ivanhoe Chronicles. Building on the strength of this preview, the project will have its major outcome in October 2010. The curious and adventurous are invited to Ivanhoe for a two day arts festival, including the fully realized production of Under Me Skin. The event will include an interactive multimedia exhibition, conference panels, a live broadcast & a bush camp where audience members from all over the country can enjoy the welcome of this unique community.
Suzanne Hauser, PO Box 1359 Deniliquin NSW 2710 | 0438 398 629 | [email protected]
UNDER ME SKIN! PRODUCTION DETAILS What Outback Theatre for Young People & TRAX present Under Me Skin written by Gayle Kennedy developed by Brian Cohen + Tara Prowse Where The Old Servo Columbus Street Ivanhoe, NSW When Saturday 22nd August 2009 5.30pm Exhibition 6.30pm Performance 7.30pm Post-show discussion Tickets are Free More information 0438 398 629 [email protected] Blog www.trax.org/outbackblog INTERVIEW & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES Interview and photo opportunities may be arranged with: – Gayle Kennedy, writer, Under Me Skin – Cast, Under Me Skin – Artistic directors, Tara Prowse & Brian Cohen
Image 2 by Adrian Forbes
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OUTBACK THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
From our beginnings in 1989 working from the back of a ute, OTYP has grown into a dynamic and innovative young people’s theatre recognised by the Australia Council as an outstanding youth arts company. OTYP is dedicated to engaging young people from regional and remote communities to make distinctive contemporary theatre through collaborative processes. TRAX Tara Prowse & Brian Cohen began TRAX in 2004. TRAX initiates innovative multi-art & site-specific projects often in partnership with communities and curious individuals. We are equally rooted in the arts, community & social justice and seek to build authentic relationships through cultural enquiry and creative process. GAYLE KENNEDY Gayle Kennedy was born in Ivanhoe NSW. She is a member of the Wongaiibon Clan of the Ngiyaampaa speaking Nation of South West NSW. She has had stories published in newspapers and magazines and broadcast on radio. In 2006 she was the winner of the prestigious David Uniapon Literary award and she has spoken in Australia and internationally on the issue of disability and culture.
“See people from cities and big towns reckon nothin goes on in little places like this. But that aint true. We got all the lyin and cheatin, and stealin and broken hearts. We also got the good times, the new born babies, the music and the laughter.”
PUBLICITY IMAGES High and low resolution publicity and production images are available for publication.
Image 3 by Brian Cohen
UNDER ME SKIN
THE COL OLDE SER UMB V U IVA S STR O NHO EET E
A site-specific adventure of digital art & live performance
A preview performance of Under Me Skin by award-winning writer Gayle Kennedy, conceived & developed by Brian Cohen & Tara Prowse in partnership with the remote outback town of Ivanhoe, NSW. Image 1 by Brian Cohen
“She knows what time all the trains pass through. All she wants ta do is be on one of em goin to anywhere but here. She’s smart, but she’s a dreamer. It takes more than dreams to git outta here. I know that for sure. Me dad reckons this is the kinda place that fullas run to, run from or stand still in.” Under Me Skin is a show of grand proportions and subtle magic which will stop a town, ignite debate and make you wonder why most theatre is done in dark black boxes.
The darkly comic tale of a boy who mysteriously appears in a remote bush town, sparks a chain of events that even the children find incredible. But the one person most in need of a miracle doesn’t even see him arrive. In a town so small it’s hard not to know what happens behind closed doors, the children will take you on an adventure where the stage is the main street and the backdrop the bush. Filled with awe inspiring projections, wonderful low-tech special effects and plenty of red dust, Under Me Skin promises to be the outback adventure you’ll want to travel a thousand kilometers to see.
This collaboration between young people, multimedia artists and an award-winning Indigenous writer is one of the outcomes of The Ivanhoe Chronicles, a two year multi-arts project by Outback Theatre for Young People and TRAX.
Throughout the winter of 2009, the young people have been working with Melbourne artists Brian Cohen & Tara Prowse to think about the world they live in through theatre making, digital film, & photography. Young people are exploring their community and celebrating their stories, presenting this work through the installation of television sets and night time projections in the abandoned shopfront windows along the main street, giving colour and life, and an ever-changing art gallery. Turning the idea of an old style photo booth on its head, they have also worked to create a storybooth which uses digital media technology and custom-designed software specifically commissioned for the project. Locals, visitors and audience are invited to record short testimonials in the safety & comfort of a lavishly decorated porta-loo. The stories, memories and revelations collected, have formed part of the artistic content of the project and are becoming an invaluable record of this community.
The 2009 presentation of Under Me Skin is just the first installment of The Ivanhoe Chronicles. Building on the strength of this preview, the project will have its major outcome in October 2010. The curious and adventurous are invited to Ivanhoe for a two day arts festival, including the fully realized production of Under Me Skin. The event will include an interactive multimedia exhibition, conference panels, a live broadcast & a bush camp where audience members from all over the country can enjoy the welcome of this unique community.
Suzanne Hauser, PO Box 1359 Deniliquin NSW 2710 | 0438 398 629 | [email protected]
UNDER ME SKIN! PRODUCTION DETAILS What Outback Theatre for Young People & TRAX present Under Me Skin written by Gayle Kennedy developed by Brian Cohen + Tara Prowse Where The Old Servo Columbus Street Ivanhoe, NSW When Saturday 22nd August 2009 5.30pm Exhibition 6.30pm Performance 7.30pm Post-show discussion Tickets are Free More information 0438 398 629 [email protected] Blog www.trax.org/outbackblog INTERVIEW & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES Interview and photo opportunities may be arranged with: – Gayle Kennedy, writer, Under Me Skin – Cast, Under Me Skin – Artistic directors, Tara Prowse & Brian Cohen
Image 2 by Adrian Forbes
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PAGE
OUTBACK THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
From our beginnings in 1989 working from the back of a ute, OTYP has grown into a dynamic and innovative young people’s theatre recognised by the Australia Council as an outstanding youth arts company. OTYP is dedicated to engaging young people from regional and remote communities to make distinctive contemporary theatre through collaborative processes. TRAX Tara Prowse & Brian Cohen began TRAX in 2004. TRAX initiates innovative multi-art & site-specific projects often in partnership with communities and curious individuals. We are equally rooted in the arts, community & social justice and seek to build authentic relationships through cultural enquiry and creative process. GAYLE KENNEDY Gayle Kennedy was born in Ivanhoe NSW. She is a member of the Wongaiibon Clan of the Ngiyaampaa speaking Nation of South West NSW. She has had stories published in newspapers and magazines and broadcast on radio. In 2006 she was the winner of the prestigious David Uniapon Literary award and she has spoken in Australia and internationally on the issue of disability and culture.
“See people from cities and big towns reckon nothin goes on in little places like this. But that aint true. We got all the lyin and cheatin, and stealin and broken hearts. We also got the good times, the new born babies, the music and the laughter.”
PUBLICITY IMAGES High and low resolution publicity and production images are available for publication.
Image 3 by Brian Cohen
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