Empty Bodies
“The highlight of Empty Bodies besides its engaging story and visuals are the performers themselves as they push their bodies to the limit to achieve the unthinkable. As a result, they interact with this magical circus world and bring the audience on this wondrous journey into what makes us human, including our connections to each other, ourselves and even materialism which defines us.”
Creative TEam
Directors: Zebastian Hunter and Meaghan Wegg
Writer: Stephen Sewell and Zebastian Hunter
Set and Costume Designer: Stephanie Howe
Lighting Designer: Eduard Ingles (2016) & Kris Chainey (2018)
Composer and Sound Designer: Ian Moorhead
Photographers: Sean Paris (2018)
Cinematographers: Carnival Cinema (2016) & Adam Lynch (2018)
Cast: Featuring students from the National Institute of Circus Arts 2nd Year cohort of 2016. Empty Bodies remount cast featured: Adam O’Connor-McMahon, Alyssa Moore, Amanda Lee, Harley Timmermans, Piri Goodman and Olivia Watts.
Show Description
Empty Bodies is an abstract interrogation of identity and human relationships over the span of a human life, inspired by the seminal works of 19th Century French Psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. The creative team have paired Lacan’s philosophical notions with the expressive movement qualities of various circus acts. This multifaceted piece examines our never ending quest for fulfilment, setting us in opposition with the desires of others. Our passage through our own life stages - both ascent and decline. The desire to fully express ourselves through our fragile bodies and fragmented voices. Empty Bodies is a journey of hope, a call to live our lives wisely, to value the important moments that truly matter in our quest for self-actualisation.
Producer info
Provocaré is a Chapel St, Precinct run event in Prahran. Following the huge success of their inaugural festival in 2017, their subsequents Arts festivals are aimed to provoke even more debate. They have extended the style and artistic genre of the festival to include some of the world’s most dramatic artists. As well as showcasing some of Australia’s top artists, PROVOCARÉ is proud to host many of our incredible emerging visual and performing artists, whose works will be spread throughout our wonderfully eclectic precinct.
