“Kate Champion is a rare talent, and whatever she does next must be immediately labelled DON’T MISS.” The Bulletin
“Testing themselves to the limits of athleticism and speed. The daring of these performers takes your breath away.” Sydney Morning Herald
World Premiere Season
Force Majeure
Australia
It's not how old you are but how you are old.
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? Do you ever truly feel your age?
Five generations of Australians on stage. Are their fears, hopes and joys the only thing they have in common?
The acclaimed Force Majeure premieres at the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts with their new creation The Age I’m In exploring unique intergenerational differences in a compelling dance/theatre production.
Drawing on interviews with Australians aged nine to 83, The Age I’m In highlights how predictable and surprising our opinions and experiences really are.
Fusing state of the art audio-visual technology and the physical actions of 10 performers, Force Majeure’s new dance/theatre event is a reflection of our contradictory shared humanity.
“It takes a long time to become young.” Pablo Picasso
Presented by Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts and Sydney Festival and Force Majeure.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts and Sydney Festival. Force Majeure is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and by the NSW Government through Arts NSW. This project has been assisted by the Keir Foundation and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts’ New Australian Stories Initiative.
Friends of the Adelaide Festival who book for 5 March performance receive a free pre-show drink at the Persian Garden and a 'behind the scenes' talk. Drinks commence at 6:30pm. Money raised by the Friends helps support the development of new Australian work.
Image: William Yang
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Force Majeure was formed in 2002 and is based around a collective of artists from varying disciplines who are committed to creating stimulating movement-based theatre.
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