David Woods
Devolving, shaming and space invading. Fear, conspiracy, collapse, terror, frustration, solidarity and hope. Mud wrestling. THIS is a brutally funny, raw and unflinching response to the theme of infuriation.
Season: 9-18 June 2023
Sessions during APAM Gathering: Wed 14, Thu 15, Fri 16 June at 7:00pm; Sat 17 June at 7:00pm; Sun 18 June at 5:30pm
Venue: Former Richmond Power Station
Internationally acclaimed theatre-maker David Woods (Ridiculusmus, Back to Back Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Malthouse) brought together an alliance of Naarm, Victorian, Cantonese, Syrian, Bundjalung, American, Yemeni, Greek, Gamilaraay, British, Chinese, Italian, Indian, Korean, Ethiopian, Somalian, Congolese and Aotearoa—Pākehā (settler) and Māori—collaborators to debunk pomp and power in a site responsive work for RISING. Shut down by the pandemic in 2021, the work has been reconceived to squelch within the confines of an abandoned power station and former corporate headquarters: The Former Richmond Power Station.
Director: David Woods
Producer/Production Manager: Dans Maree Sheehan
Set & Costume Designer: Ellie Kent
Sound Designer: Darius Kedros
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Stunt Choreography: Kate Fryer
Rigger: Christian Schooneveldt-Reid
Associate Director: Sarah Kriegler
Writers: Priya Namana, Jess Kapuscinski-Evans, Kerith Manderson-Galvin, Minsun Park, Jonathan Homsey, Eva Sifis, Trevor Dunn, Theo Mcmahon, Sean Miles, Aliki Chapple, Yuyu Wang, Jon Haynes, Patrizia Paolini, Persis Jadé Maravala, wāni Le Frere, Nick Parr, Ben Grant, Tom Droig, Maurial Spearim, Sean Kelly
