Saturday 31 August 2019

Gender & Power at The Big Anxiety Festival

LONG TABLE: WOMEN IN POWER
9 Oct, 11.30am-2.30pm, with book launch at 4pm | Parramatta Female Factory Precinct
PARRAGIRLS host a Long Table discussing Women in Power - celebrating female survivors, political and community leaders and activists who speak truth to power. The Long Table creates a democratic forum for public discussion. Anyone is welcome to take a seat at the table and share their perspective.

DAUGHTERS
17 Oct, 6.30pm Panel + 8pm Concert |City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Daughters is a world premiere song-cycle that uses the haunting form of Portuguese fado, female voice and intimate musical accompaniment to evoke the strength and tragedy of women and girls lost to violence. Drawing on real-life stories, the 12 songs are emblematic of a global crisis that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. Librettist Tammy Brennan and composer David Chisholm, through soprano Aivale Cole take the audience on a powerful journey tracing the effects of gender violence. Discussion panel precedes recital.

EVELYN ARALUEN - FESTIVAL POET
16 October, 7.30pm | Art After Hours Art Gallery of NSW
The 2019 Big Anxiety Festival Poet Evelyn Araluen is a descendant of the Bundjalung nation, born, raised, and writing in Dharug country. Evelyn will perform her commissioned poem “Interior Anxious” and will host Black Rhymes at Art Gallery of NSW 7.30pm on 16 October.

SLEEPLESSNESS
1 Nov, 6.30pm |Studio One, E8 Theatre, UNSW Kensington
Sleeplessness maps a remarkable Australian story, revealing the impact of migration, institutionalisation and transgenerational trauma on families. Part mystery, part documentary, part forensic investigation, Karen Therese explores the experiences of three generations of women from 1920s Budapest to Western Sydney today. Therese is an interdisciplinary artist and also Director of the Powerhouse Youth Theatre, Fairfield, whose work has been called “profoundly moving and fiercely ambitious”.

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