Deathly/Death/Dead: Performing the Poetic

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Event Deathly/Death/Dead: Performing the Poetic
Venue Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Writers' Festival 2014
First Date August 2014
Last Date August 2014
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description THE RABBLE ask some of Australia’s best known female performers and theatre makers to reinvent poems that have been typically ghettoised as ‘angsty’. The result: a visceral, sublime and orphic showcase ignited by a passion for the poetic. An evening that includes poetry by: Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Kathy Acker, Anne Sexton and Christina Rossetti.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Poetry
Spoken Word
Subjects Feminism
Poetry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kate Davis Creator
Emma Valente Creator
Kate Davis Curator
Emma Valente Curator
Sarah Aiken Performer
Zoey Dawson Performer
Mish Grigor Performer
Nicola Gunn Performer
Dana Miltins Performer
Jane Montgomery Griffiths Performer
Mary Helen Sassman Performer
Hallie Shellam Performer
Lara Thoms Performer
Willoh S Weiland Performer
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://therabble.com.au/portfolio_page/deathlydeathdead/
Event Identifier 139637
Dataset AusStage