ANNANDALE CREATIVE ARTS CENTRE

SolePath

Created and performed by LeeAnne Litton

"SolePath" a captivating physical theatre piece, a lone performer embodies the intertwined essence of identity, belonging, and climate change. Amidst a tire-strewn wasteland, they explore the emotional weight of environmental impact. Through dance and symbolism, the solo artist becomes a metaphor for our planet, illustrating the urgency of our actions on nature. The performance resonates with themes of resilience and hope. "SolePath" compels the audience to reflect on their role in safeguarding the Earth, fostering a deeper connection to our shared home and a sustainable future all in the quest to rediscover our place within the web of life.

Acknowledgement of Country

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Running Circles

Created by Jay Bailey

Performed by Jay Bailey and Clayton Webb

My work is characterised by filmic storytelling merging relatable narratives with raw partnering choreography and energetic aerial movements. I try to create performances that transcend reality and immerse audiences in a world of hyper reality. For Creative Conversations I asked myself what affects my mental health and how does it connect to belonging? I reflected when my sense of self is in constant conflict with belonging. When I can’t reconcile my inner and outer selves even in my most intimate relationship of family and friends.

unravelling/reweaving

Created and performed by Gabi Cadenhead

unravelling/reweaving explores the paradigm shift that often occurs when someone realises they are queer: recalibrating how they understand themselves and the world and how they belong to community. The work opens with a nostalgic section about my own girlhood, building layers which work well together but do not take many creative risks. In the second section fragments of this melody are unravelled, symbolic of the questioning and deconstructing phase. The original melody finally returns in a warped form, as the unravelling continues and I make peace with my child self, stepping into my nonbinary identity.

Thriving

Created and performed by Tania Smeaton and Victoria Bauer

Content Warning: coarse language, heroin addiction, dramatised violence, reference to suicide

Thriving is a short piece of Brechtian theatre taken from a full length play which is being developed by Smeaton and Bauer. The play explores the fraught journey from addiction to freedom and the premise that people in recovery can thrive and live meaningful, creative and fulfilling lives rather than merely surviving. This is a verbatim piece and is taken directly from interviews with subjects in recovery who are leaders, innovators and creatives. The scenes are episodic yet tethered by 'the woman' who represents every addict, both before and after recovery. 

Jordan Cafe Interviews

Filmed and edited by Saad Khan

Interviews by Andrew Johnson

Featuring community members from the Jordan cafe

The Jordan Cafe

Created by Becky Everist and Steve Koroknay
Performed by Becky Everist, Steve Koroknay and Rod Rule

We have written about the Jordan Cafe, which is a place where everyone is welcome. The people who operate the Jordon Cafe provide generous meals several times each week for anyone that turns up. They also provide help for people with some basic needs, including legal services and government services. The song was inspired by some of the "regulars" at the cafe, the slightly chaotic atmosphere, and the very warm sense of belonging we have felt when there.

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Positive

Created and performed by Heather Prowse and Katrina Breuker
Music assisted by James Watson, choreography assisted by Lee-Anne Litton

How do you find calm if you're caught up in a crisis?

It's good to have somewhere to land and a friend to listen.

Panel

Louise Onat, Joel Hillier, Emily Smith, facilitated by Helen Wright

Discussion

Auto-Pilot

Created by James Watson
Performed by James Watson, Joseph Lisk, Oscar Peterson and Alex Young

“Auto-Pilot” explores the disposition towards tuning out difficult emotions or events, and therefore the often haphazard moments of unwanted remembering. 'Tension and release’ was used frequently across all musical techniques in the piece. Modulations in key and pulse were also applied to highlight the pieces structure. With most of my songwriting work being in the pop-sphere, it was a welcome challenge to combine that skillset with my work as a session musician.