Local inclusive arts company Crossroad Arts will continue development of a new touring theatre show thanks to national funding from the Office of Arts.
‘Breathe In’ is a contemporary multimedia performance piece featuring Melbourne-based Georgia Cranko and Crossroad Arts’ Artist in Residence Brenden Borellini.
Both Ms Cranko and Mr Borellini use alternative forms of communication – i.e. text to speech and braille to text technology as well as hand signing – and Ms Cranko says the piece offers a unique opportunity.
“As a nonverbal Disabled Artist, with a unique and underrepresented voice, these themes are pertinent to my everyday existence,” she said.
“The piece will expose and embrace the nonlinearity of communicating and listening, of moving and feeling.
“I’m excited to continue the development of this important piece of theatre.”
Over the next two weeks, Ms Cranko and Mr Borellini will be collaborating in Mackay with Crossroad Arts' Artistic Associate Autumn Skuthorpe and Artistic Director Alison Richardson as well as Sydney-based musician Daniel Holdsworth to create the show ready for Mackay Festival of the Arts in 2023.
The unique production will then be tour-ready for presentation at other national festivals and venues after its Mackay premiere.
Ms Richardson says it’s important to reflect and embrace the diversity of society on the stage and screen.
“It is exciting to be working alongside two non-verbal and two verbal performers to challenge the status quo and create a piece of theatre that will give an insight into these artists’ daily task of just surviving in what can be, at times, an unforgiving and inaccessible world,” she said.
At the end of this exciting two-week development, there will be a free ‘work in progress’ showing open to the community.
For further information on ‘Breathe In’ check out www.crossroadarts.com.au or like Crossroad Arts on Facebook for up-to-date news on upcoming community projects and events.
WHAT: Breathe In – A Work In Progress
WHEN: Sunday, July 31, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
WHERE: Senior Citizens Hall, 58 MacAlister Street, Mackay
RSVP: admin@crossroadarts.com.au / 4953 5122 / 0400 832 626 (text) or via the National Relay Service
Crossroad Arts Ambassador Brenden Borellini and artist Georgia Cranko performing at An Unconventional Tour, 2019. Photo credit: Celese Heward
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