30 Aug — 14 Sep
Volcano
Presented by Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse and Channel Nine
A fever dream of questions and upended assumptions
The multi-award-winning Volcano invites audiences into a voyeuristic journey played out across four performances full of surprise and intrigue.
A serialised live performance miniseries spanning four 45-minute episodes, Volcano crosses the boundaries of experimental theatre, contemporary dance and psychological sci-fi thriller.
Existing in a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80’s music-video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach. As the narrative unfolds the deeper precarity of their circumstances come to focus leading the audience through a fever dream of questions and upended assumptions.
Acclaimed director and choreographer Luke Murphy blurs the lines of form and expectation, reality and fiction in live performance made for the Netflix era, part theatre, part television series, part dance.
Audiences will experience each episode of Volcano back-to-back with short transitions between stories. A thirty-minute interval will be held after the third episode, in which audiences are invited to leave the theatre, stretch their legs, grab a bite to eat, and get ready for the final episode.
A dinner package is available as an add-on and will be served during intermission. Enjoy a meal in the break before seeing how this episodic series ends.
Writer/Director/Choreographer - Luke Murphy
Performers - Luke Murphy and Alistair Goldsmith
Dramaturg - Lily Ockwell
Rehearsal Director - Stephen Moynihan
Creative Producer - Gwen Van Spÿk
Lighting Designer - Stephen Dodd
Set Designer - Alyson Cummins and Pai Rathaya
Costume Designer - Pai Rathaya
Associate Costume Designer - Laura Fajardo Castro
Composition and Sound Designer - Rob Moloney
Filmmaker - Pato Cassinoni
Music Mix - Chaz Moloney
Cast Film Clips - Adam Burton, Amaya Gill, Ciaran Bermingham, Emily Terndrup, Ghaliah Conroy, Gina Moxley, John McCarthy, Lily Ockwell, Luke Murphy, Mufutau Yusuf, Pearse Donoghue, Rocio Dominguez, Sile Maguire
Original Story Development - Adam Burton, Luke Murphy, Emily Terndrup
Original Sound Design Consultant - Peter Power
Production Consultant (Research) - Colin Nightingale
Content Research and Development - Knut Vikstrom, Lucia Kickham, Robyn Byrne, Ryan O’Neill and Tom Lane.
Originally created with funding from The Arts Council of Ireland | An Chomhairle Ealaion Arts Grant Fund; with the support of Galway International Arts Festival; Dance Cork Firkin Crane; Graffiti Theatre; Galway Dance Project; and Shawbrook Dance. Supported by Culture Ireland.
Image by Emilija Jefremova
Production Partners
Price
$65 - $109
Times
6:00pm
Duration
4 x 45-minute episodes with 10 min breaks between episodes 1 and 2 and between 2 and 3; and a full interval between 3 and 4.
Accessibility
50% Visual Content
Audio Described Event
Auslan Interpreted Event
Important Info
All four episodes run 3 hours and 45 minutes with intervals and pauses between each episode:
6:00PM – 6:45PM – EPISODE 1
6:45PM - 6:50PM – Pause
6:50PM – 7:35PM – EPISODE 2
7:35PM - 7:40PM – Pause
7:40PM – 8:25PM – EPISODE 3
8:25PM – 8:55PM – Interval
8:55PM – 9:40PM – EPISODE 4
Pause - a five (5) minute transition between episodes, please stay in your seats.
Interval - a thirty (30) minute break, please leave the theatre - stretch your legs, grab a bite to eat, and ready yourself for the final episode!
Interval meal options will be available for pre-order from 1 August 2024. Please check back here for the link!
There are limited options available for purchase on the night. We encourage you to plan ahead.
Age Suitability:
Recommended for ages 13+
Warnings:
Production contains strobe lighting, violence and sound pressure effects (loud noises).
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How to get there
Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Level 1, 119 Lamington St, New Farm
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