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 Mettherman (guest artist), Madalene Macera (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
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.
This project is supported through the Giving Program by Ian & Cass George.
Image by Matt Byrne
Production Partners
Price
$35 — $49
Times
Matinee performances - 2pm
Evening performances - 7:30pm
Duration
Approx. 1 hour
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Auslan Interpreted Event
Important Info
Sat 21 Sep, 2:00pm - AUSLAN Interpreted, Audio Described Showing
Age Suitability:
Recommended for audiences ages 14+
Warnings:
Contains sexual references, nudity and theatrical haze. 3 minute lockout.
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…all distinctions based on ability or disability — or who is watching and who is being watched — finally seem to melt away
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Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Level 1, 119 Lamington St, New Farm
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