 Event |
Personal
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| Venue |
Brown's Mart Theatre, Darwin City, NT |
| Umbrella Event |
Darwin Festival 2018 |
| First Date |
21 August 2018 |
| Last Date |
26 August 2018 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
It wasn’t until Jodee Mundy was five years old and lost at Kmart that she realised the rest of her family was Deaf. She didn’t see ‘disability’ – only the love and protection of those closest to her. In Personal, she conveys her experience as the only hearing person in a Deaf family, through a captivating blend of performance, storytelling, multimedia and animation. Mundy delves into the contradictions of inhabiting two worlds: living in a Deaf family, where using sign language is natural; and living in a society that sees only the family’s disability with voyeuristic curiosity. The role children of Deaf adults play in paving the way for their family – as interpreter, authority, conduit – is central to this very intimate story. Created with a talented team of collaborators and presented in two languages via a virtual interpreter, Personal is a smart, touching and deeply personal work exploring dis/ability and how we perceive one another. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Deaf / deaf artist
Deaf / Deaf theatre
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| Subjects |
Deafness
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
Created in collaboration with Jodee’s family. Auslan Consultant: Gavin Rose-Mundy. All performances were in Auslan and English. Supported by – the Australian Government through Australia Council, it’s arts funding and advisory body; the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria; and and the Besen Family Foundation. It’s development was supported by the Ministry of the Arts Catalyst program;
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
150004 |
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