Theatre history reimagined
Between 1954 and 1997 the Liberty Theatre in Perth had many identities and hosted a plethora of films ranging from art house to European foreign language to Chinese martial arts. But since it closed 25 years ago, it has been lying dormant.
Now, STRUT Dance, Perth's National Choreographic Centre, is throwing open the doors and inviting audiences to explore this labyrinthine gold rush era building that has endured where so many others have fallen. Standing quietly on Barrack St, nestled within the heart of Perth City, the Liberty Theatre is bursting with untold stories, charming character and limitless potential. For this production, eight new creative teams take over this historic site and the memories within it, leading audiences on a journey through spaces old and new.
Each work in SITU-8: CITY has been created in response to a key element from a film, reimagined to speak to the artists’ identities, contemplating the world that they want to live in now and in the future. Strut artists have teamed up with Tura New Music centre for the project.
SITU-8: CITY features new creations by Antonio Rinaldi and Celina Hage, Bobby Russell, Daisy Sanders, Olivia Hendry and Kimberley Parkin, Sam Coren, Sarah Aiken, Talitha Maslin, and Tom Mullane; with original compositions by Alice Humphries, David Stewart and Nonie Trainor, Em Burrows, Eduardo Cossio, Felicity Groom, Louis Frere-Harvey, Peter McAvan, and Randa Khamis. The curators are Sofie Burgoyne and Timothy Green with assistance from Ashleigh White.
Dates: November 1 – 11
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