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Caliban on Tour
WHERE DO SPIRITS GO WHEN THE WATER RISES?
Alright, so here’s what I know.
Me. My island.
My space, my peace.
Knew this place like the back of my eyelids,
Could read it like a book, cover to cover, leaf to root to paw print to coloured flower and fruit.
Until…
Caliban’s island is sinking. Ariel is an artificial intelligence system with the power to save the world. But as she learns more about the people she was built to protect, she is forced to make a choice that could destroy them.
Exploring the battle ground of global climate politics through the eyes of those on the front lines, this brand new Australian work reclaims Shakespeare’s iconic character of Caliban and gives him his own voice in a world where only the richest survive.
Floating stories from Sudan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Noongar country in Western Australia, Caliban is a dynamic and energized performance that draws from the past to question how we’re living in the present. Crashing between Shakespeare and rap, nature and technology, physical theatre and audio visual projection, this electric performance allows young people to grapple with Australia’s most urgent question: how do we save the planet if we’re the ones to blame?
Created and performed by the Edge Ensemble: Natalie Lucic, Ror Akot, Piper Huynh, Ebony Maguire, Amarachi Okorom, Craig Gunguta.
Director: Penny Harpham
Writer: Georgia Symons
Set and Costume: Owen Phillips
Sound Composition and AV: Daniel Nixon
Movement: Amy Macpherson
Production Management: Sally Farr
Caliban premiered at the Coopers Malthouse 24-26 November 2016 with the 2016 Edge Ensemble.
MEDIA & REVIEWS
“an adaptation that wreaks perfect havoc on its source text, layering the urgency of climate change into its plot and characters.” – ★ ★ ★ ★ Theatrepeople
“Western Edge Youth Arts have done and continue to do remarkable work but the real accolades go to the Edge Ensemble for a clever thought-evoking message.” – ★ ★ ★ ★ ArtsHub
“spirited, vibrant and painfully accurate” – Theatre Press
“Caliban is pertinent worthwhile theatre… Go Western Edge!” – Stage Whispers
CALIBAN Touring Dates in 2018
Potato Shed, Drysdale – 14 May, 11am
Riverlinks, Shepparton – 16 May, 10.30am
Wyndham Cultural Centre, Wyndham – 17 May, 8pm
Bowery Theatre, St Albans Cultural Centre, St Albans – 18 May, 11am
Bunjil Place, Narre Warren – 22 May, 6pm & 23 May, 10am, 12.30pm
Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale – 25 May, 1.30pm
Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura – 31 May, 7.30pm
Further information & touring enquiries: Call Sally Farr on 03 86584052
The Caliban Tour is proudly supported by:
Past Shows
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Quarter Acre Block Showing
In a creative collaboration, emerging artists from WEYA and Westside Circus, will present a work in progress showing of their new experimental project Quarter Acre Block. The work explores ideas about home, land and boarders. You are invited to attend the showing.
Date: Friday 8 December
Time: 6pm
Venue: Kindred Studios, 3 Harris St, Yarraville
Cost: FREE
Special thanks to Australia Council for the Arts and Helen Macpherson Smith Trust for their support of this project.
For more back ground on this project, read our previous interview with participating WEYA emerging artist, Simone Liew.
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Ensemble ’17!
Performance, Workshop, Dialogue.
Community youth theatre ensembles from Footscray, Hoppers Crossing, Geelong and St Albans will come together for an end of year event to share their work and discuss big questions like ‘why do we make theatre?’ And, ‘how can theatre address the times we are living in?’
WEYA’s community of friends, family, staff and supporters are warmly invited to join us from 6.00pm to 8.30pm for a showcase of short performances from each of the ensembles, followed by a young artist’s forum.
Details:
Date: Sat 25 November
Times: Start 3pm, Workshop for all WEYA participants
6.00pm to 8.30pm, Performance and Forum, open to community
Venue: Kindred Studios, 3 Harris St, Yarraville
Cost: FREE
Thanks to Creative Victoria, Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, Wyndham City and Newsboys Foundation for their ongoing support.
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Six Hours in Geelong
Six Hours in Geelong builds on a three-year commitment Western Edge Youth Arts has made to the new migrant and refugee communities of North Geelong. It is a deliberate attempt to build the diversity of the Geelong arts scene so that it more accurately represents the dynamic, changing face of our city. We believe that a more inclusive society needs to be created through a better understanding of cultural complexity and an active embracing of cultural differences.
The play is a series of encounters that take place amongst a group of friends from diverse cultural backgrounds on one night out in Geelong, during which they negotiate their culture, friendship, love affairs and values – as well as searching for a good time! Most of the material of the show is based on actual events that have happened to cast members or friends and all of it was devised and written by the ensemble. This complex process has taken place over nine months and the work represents an authentic community voice.
Created and performed by the Geelong Edge Ensemble, a company of emerging artists from Middle Eastern, Pacifika and African backgrounds, who represent a contemporary voice for theatre in Geelong.
Details:
Date: Friday 27 October
Time: 1.00pm & 7.00pm
Venue: Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop St, Geelong
Prices: $5.50 concession, $10 full
Bookings: www.gpac.org.au or call Box Office on 03 5225 1200
Creative team:
Performed: by the Geelong Edge Ensemble: Craig Gunguta, Obi Jamshadi, Sila Toprak, Shinaya Tuari, Eto Masoka Claudine, Irene Bakulikira, Alain Bakulikira, Alphonse Mulashe, Abraham Herasan, Natalie Lucic and Rexon Semisi Pelman
Devised and written: by the Geelong Edge Ensemble, with Dave Kelman, Reuben Zalme and Dave Cuong Nguyen
Music and composition: Callum Watson
Video content: Hoang Tran Nguyen
Read feature articles on Geelong Edge ensemble members Sila Toprak and Craig Gunguta.
Proudly supported by
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STANDOUT (@ Due West Festival)
A night of live short performances by young emerging artists from Melbourne’s West, as part of Due West Festival.
In the Light of Day is an exploration of a community that is suddenly placed in quarantine, forcing neighbors to connect. With scenes continually breaking out of the stage, this immersive piece will lead audiences to becoming part of the action.
At First Glance delves into love and all its motivations. Follow Benji as he falls in love on the Werribee line. Touch on to meet Lucinda, a resilient young woman harboring a pain that keeps her trapped in a dead-end job. Jump off at Station Place to find some local kids running from their troubles. Transfer to Joel, a shy guy in a music shop with nothing left to lose. Can you really fall in love at first sight?
See original new works, hear young voices, and be a part of celebrating theatre in the West.
Date: Saturday 26 August
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Phoenix Youth Hub, 72 Buckley Street Footscray
FREE
Register your attendance now!
Food and refreshments provided
More info: Call Sally 03 9091 4725
Proudly supported by
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Macbeth by VUSC
Victoria University Secondary College and Western Edge Youth Arts present Macbeth
A boy. A girl. A dark prophesy.
Shakespeare’s tragic tale of unchecked ambition unfolds in the school yard.
‘Maybe it was fate. Maybe I just got caught up in a game I knew I couldn’t win but wanted to play anyway. Maybe what I did was wrong. Maybe there was no other way.’
Victoria University Secondary College students perform their original reimagining of the classic.
Dates: 13 and 14 September
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: VUSC Senior Campus Drama Centre,
Address: 5A Jamieson Street, St. Albans
Price: $2 Children, $5 Adults
Bookings: VUSC Senior Campus 03 8312 0200 or VUSC Junior Campus 03 9363 1155
Proudly supported by
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Macbeth of Norlane by NGSC
Duncan owns a restaurant in Norlane. Macbeth and Banquo are kitchen hands. But the witches say he can be so much more than that and Lady Macbeth agrees. What will Macbeth do next?
Date: 21 September
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Drama Room, North Geelong Secondary College
Address: 130 Separation Street, North Geelong 3215
Teaching artists: Dave Kelman, Lily Fish, May Saba-Sabet, Natalie Lucic.
Teacher Lawrence Jordan.
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ARABIAN NIGHTS
Fantastic stories of magic, robbers, brave girls and talking donkeys, devised and performed by the students of Whittington Primary School.
Date: 18 August
Time: Grade Prep to Grade 2 at 12.30pm, Grade 3 to Grade 6 at 2pm
Location: Whittington Primary School, Worden Ct, Whittington
Price: FREE
More info: Call Sally 03 9091 4725
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AT FIRST GLANCE
Follow Benji as he falls in love on the Werribee line. Touch on to meet Lucinda, a young woman trapped in a dead-end job. Transfer to Joel, a shy guy in a music shop.
Can you really fall in love at first sight? Can love be found in unlikely friendships? How do we find the strength to act from love and not spite?
Participants in WEYA’s Wyndham Edge ensemble, showcase their original work.
Date: 03 August
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Youth Resource Centre 86 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing
Price: FREE
Register for a place here
More info: Call Sally 03 9091 4725
A partnership program supported by
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IN THE LIGHT OF DAY
An outer-suburban street awakes to find they’ve been put under quarantine, with no warning or explanation, and no way out. If they want to escape, the neighbours will have to get to know each other a whole lot better.
Participants in WEYA’s Phoenix Edge program showcase their work in development.
Date: 10 June
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Phoenix Youth Hub, 72 Buckly St, Footscray
Price: FREE
More Info: Call Sally 03 9091 4725
Proudly supported by
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The Secret City at Geelong After Dark
Created by Geelong Edge, Western Edge Youth Art’s Geelong based emerging artists’ ensemble, this promenade street performance will be presented as part of Geelong After Dark. The work shines a light into the hidden world of culturally diverse Geelong taking audiences on a fun journey along dark alleyways into the lives of young people of colour in Geelong who are grappling with who they are, who they want to be and what it really means to fit in 21st century Australia.
Date: Friday 5 May
Time: 7.30 pm
Location: Little Malop Street, Geelong.
Price: FREE
More Info: Call Sally 90914725.