The Metamorphosis

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Event The Metamorphosis
Venue University of Melbourne, Guild Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 26 September 2019
Opening Date 26 September 2019
Last Date 28 September 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere Yes
Description The original kafka is an exploration of how we treat ‘otherness’. In Australia we are currently searching for answers to this very question – in particular with regard to religion, disability, and ethnicity. As a parallel to the Australian developing consciousness in these realms, this production explores the possibility that it is that very otherness – which is condemned by society as less then and ‘unclean’ – is actually a source of fertility and growth and joy, and the adherence to the ‘norm’ is repressive and stultifying and ultimately doomed. Gregor’s journey becomes one of fecundity as
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Thriller
Absurdist
Subjects Discrimination
Family
Violence
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lucas Beckert-Berger Actor
Chelsea Crosby Actor
Sahar El-Hady Actor
Malaynee Hayden Actor
Anthony Kuiper Actor
Hannah Lim Actor
Ania Skotniczna Actor
Torsten Strokirch Actor
Nicholas Thoroughgood Actor
Tom Worsnop Actor
James Macaronas Adaptor
Jacob Koek Assistant Director
Matt Brown Composer
Samsara Dunston Director
Jono Wedgewood Lighting Designer
Alison Ford Movement Director
Jack Murray Set Designer
Talia North Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
The Samsara Dunston Collection www.samsaradunston,blogspot.com
Poster
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 148491