Small Odysseys

by raw­cus

“Small Odysseys is world-class the­atre — sump­tu­ously imag­ined, visu­ally stun­ning and pro­foundly mov­ing” — Cameron Wood­head, The Age 19/7/2011

“Its lucid focus on human desire and long­ing makes Small Odysseys deeply mov­ing. It’s prob­a­bly one of the most beau­ti­ful works of the­atre we’ll see this year” — Ali­son Crog­gon, The­atre Notes 20/7/2011

Small Odysseys is a work of grit and ten­der­ness. It tells sto­ries both inti­mate and vast, play­ing with prox­im­ity and dis­tance, shift­ing between inti­macy and isolation.

This new work by raw­cus, a com­pany of per­form­ers with and with­out dis­abil­i­ties, con­tin­ues their trade­mark style of stun­ning visual imagery and mag­i­cal real­ism with moments of gen­tle­ness, anar­chy, humour and heart.

DIRECTOR: Kate Sulan
SET/COSTUME DESIGN: Emily Bar­rie
SCULPTOR/DESIGNER: Shaun Pat­ten
COMPOSITION/SOUND DESIGN: Jethro Wood­ward
MUSICIANS: Jethro Wood­ward, Ida Duelund Hansen
LIGHTING DESIGN: Richard Vabre
PERFOMERS/CREATORS: Steven Ajzen­berg, Clem Baade, Michael Bux­ton, Ray Drew, Rachel Edward, Nil­gun Guven, Paul Mat­ley, Mike McEvoy, Ryan New, Ker­ryn Poke, Louise Risiik, John Tonso, Danielle von der Borch
AUSLAN INTERPRETERS: Lynn Gor­don, Kirri Dan­ger­field
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Richard Din­nen — Mega­fun
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS: Har­riet Gre­gory, JoJo Hynes, Amichai Lankri and Nick Wol­lan
PRODUCER: Freya Water­son, Lee Cum­ber­lidge

Small Odysseys has been sup­ported by the Aus­tralian Gov­ern­ment through the Aus­tralia Coun­cil, its arts fund­ing and advi­sory body, the Shulu Foun­da­tion and the Vic­to­rian Gov­ern­ment through Arts Victoria.

Pre­vi­ous Per­for­mance Dates:

2011

ARTS HOUSE (AUS)