in the absence of sunlight

Solo performer and solo spectator in a radical pursuit
of intimacy

i'm glad i've seen you -
can we make a time to meet?
call me...

in the absence of sunlight is an original one-on-one live art event, drawing inspiration from Australian writer Marjorie Barnard’s short story The Persimmon Tree, where a woman recovering from illness lives vicariously through her neighbour – secretly watching them live life outside while she is destined to remain within.

Creator/performer Tamara Searle explored what might happen when the ill woman meets this neighbour after closely observing them for so long. Tamara plays the recuperating observer while you, audience member, are the neighbour – subverting traditional paradigms (and accompanying expectations) of the spectator/performer relationship.

“As private as reading, as intimate as a first date” – Herald Sun

© A is for Atlas 2009

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Production Credits

'Heracles 5' text by Heiner Müller
Translated from the German by Carl Weber
Concept, disruption and original texts by Xan Colman and Gert Reifarth
Original music by Christopher Mildren
Directed by Xan Colman
Stage Design: Dayna Morrissey
Lighting Design: Richard Vabre
Costume Design: Katherine Hamer
Video Design: Nicholas Verso
Sound Design: Matt Adair
Co-director and Dramaturg: Gert Reifarth
Assistant Director: Nicole Smith
Performed by Jack Walters, Wes Snelling, Rebecca Ritters, Lee Mason, Moe Hammoud, Tania Lentini, Andrew Gray and Jim McDonagh
Band: Christopher Mildren, Tom Hoskins and Chloe Dempsey
Fight Choreography: Felicity Steel
Movement Consultant: Belle McDonagh
Voiceovers: Janine Watson and Tom Wren
Stage Manager: Rita Verrocchi
Operators: Kris Chainey, Lucas Silva-Myles and Jeremy Smith
Production Support: Michelle Barnett
Produced by Xan Colman and Grant Cooper

Performance Dates
23-26 June 2010 – Arts House, Meat Market (Melbourne)

Supporters

Arts House/City of Melbourne, Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, The Angior Family Foundation, The Hamer Family Fund, The City of Yarra, The City of Maribyrnong, JCDecaux, Design to Print, Yarra Trams, Millimetre, Plakkit, Printlinx and Crumpler.

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Heracles in Berlin

Heracles High 5 had a period of creative development at TanzFabrik Berlin in January 2010.