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'SEEKING BASIC NEEDS AND OTHER TALES OF EXCESS ' and 'yourseven' at PIca in Perth

SEEKING BASIC NEEDS AND OTHER TALES OF EXCESS

BY RENÉE NEWMAN WITH BEN COLLINS| 27 JANUARY – 17 FEBRUARY 2018

The streets are your stage.

Take a pathway across Northbridge with a set of headphones and an open mind in this opera for one. Listen in as an original soundscape unfolds with stories of migration and patterns of human behaviour. Hear world-wide tales of struggle, joy and hope as the city comes alive in this immersive sonic storytelling experience.

Created by Perth-based Renée Newman, and made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Collins, Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess is a new Western Australian work and a world premiere exploring the form of the audio tour.

Borrowing from Francis Alÿs’s notion that walking is “with the speed culture of our time – a kind of resistance…a very immediate method for unfolding stories”, it strips back what we need – to live and love – by asking you to slow down. See the world as a moving picture, the streets your stage and the people your actors.

A meditation on hope, this mindful solo encounter in public space embraces how we are always moving, shifting, changing.

Presented for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018

Creative team
Conceived, Written & Directed by Renée Newman
Composition & Sound Design: Ben Collins
Dramaturgs: Steve Bull & Marcella Polain
Cultural Advisor: Ian Wilkes


Date & Times
Preview: 27 January
Season: 30 January – 3 February
6 – 10 February
13 – 15 & 17 February
Sessions: Tuesday – Thursday, 5.45pm & 7.30pm
Friday – Saturday, 4pm, 5.45pm & 7.30pm
Artist talk: Renée Newman in conversation with James Berlyn
6 February, 6.45pm

Tickets
Preview $20
Standard $29
Groups 6+ $25

Location

Streets of Northbridge. Start location at PICA.


Warnings

This work is a promenade work across Northbridge that requires wearing an audio headset. It begins and ends at PICA. Please be prepared for walking and wear comfortable shoes. For sound sensitivities and accessibility requests please contact PICA on 9228 6300.
Patrons will be required to provide photo ID and a credit card upon signout out of the audio headsets. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the advertised start time as latecomers will not be admitted.
Recommended ages: 15+



Duration

60 minutes



yourseven 

Creative Team 

Conceived, Written & Directed by James Berlyn Performers: Members of WA Youth Theatre Company Lighting: Chris Donnelly
Graphic Artist: Shaun Salmon 

Music consultation: Chris Van Tuinen 

Dates and Times 

Preview: 1 February
Season: 2 – 3 February
6 – 10 February
13 – 15 & 17 February
Sessions: 5.45pm – 8.45pm | Entry every 15 minutes 

Artist talk: Renée Newman in conversation with James Berlyn / 6 February, 6.45pm

Location 

PICA #performance Space

Presented with WA Youth Theatre Company for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018 


Strict limited capacity. 

Booking enquiries after 5pm on the day of the show should be made directly to PICA’s Reception on 9228 6300.

Tickets 

Preview $20 Standard $29 Groups 6+ $25 

Duration 

60 mins

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