Scarey

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Event Scarey
Venue Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
First Date 1999
Last Date 1999
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Scarey is the seminal work of Snuff Puppets. First presented in 1995, it has toured extensively throughout Australia and the world. Scarey takes place in the anarchic world created by Snuff Puppets. A troupe of grotesque, out-sized puppets run a show where the special attraction, ?live on stage?, are humans.

The real is made grotesque and the grotesque real in the nightmarish performance of Scarey.

Exploring themes such as feminism, power, masculinity, ritual and even penis envy by use of visually stimulating theatrics, Scarey sets out to expose that which is inside all of us and that w
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Physical Theatre
Subjects Feminism
Masculinity
Power
Organisations
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Snuff Puppets website
Event Identifier 99511
Dataset AusStage