Event | Personal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umbrella Event | Unwrapped Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 9 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 13 May 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. 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; City of Yarra; HotHouse Theatre; Polyglot Theatre; Auspicious Arts Projects; VicDeaf; and KODA. |
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Description Source | Website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Deaf / deaf artist
Deaf / Deaf theatre |
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Subjects |
Deafness
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Identifier | 149959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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