Scott Hone
Casting Off
Dynamic and gutsy with an abundance of absurdity, Casting Off is circus-as-conversation that boldly challenges convention and topples expectation with raucous and poetic beauty.
Casting off stereotypes, three generations of spirited women talk, tumble, fly, and balance precariously. The personal is political, the furious is funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous. Self-directed, hand-knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, Casting Off is an exuberant accumulation of moments that shine a light on women in playful, fruitful and radical relationship. Monologues, melodies, arguments and chit-chat infiltrate acrobatics with philosophical charm. Always intimate and a little bit improvised, the work is immediate, communal and authentic.
Winner: Jacksons Lane & Total Theatre - Best Circus Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Winner: Melbourne Fringe Festival - Best Circus 2018
Winner: Adelaide Fringe Festival - Best Circus and Physical Theatre 2019.
Dramaturg: Alexander Harrison
Cast: Debra Batton, Sharon Gruenert & Spenser Inwood
Lighting Design: Eddie James
Costumes: Spenser Inwood
Rigging Design: Beau Dudding
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
Zoë
Zoë: noun. A vital force of acrobatic chaos and absolute movement. Everything will be on the table as pressure systems accumulate. Acrobat, fungi, cloud, nest, dog in symbiotic relationships. Zoë will make you hold your breath until you think you'll burst. It is an intimate, theatrical experience, a circus response to the climate crises and our unwillingness to respectfully co-exist with all species. It’s a logical response to the commodification of life that is advanced capitalism.
Zoë looks to the future with human and non-human solidarity. It’s time we had a meeting, World you are invited.
Director: Alexandra Harrison
Sound Composer/Design: Naima Fine Fine
Lighting Design/ AV: Gina Gascoigne
Costumes: Clara Mee Yee Chan
Sound engineer: Rosie Excess
Instrumentalists:
Mac Gordon – tenor sax
Naima Fine – cello, flute & whistles
Nat Grant - vibraphone
Rosie Excess - drums
& Synchromy:
Adam Marks – sand walker
Diana Wade – viola & whirly tube
Jordan Curcurato – percussion
Rachel Beetz - flute
Sara Andon – bass flute
Zoe’s voice: Flip Kammerer
Other soundmakers:
A Good Catch cast
He Ji Xing (Lijiang Studio)
He Ye Ye (Lijiang Studio)
Field & studio recordists:
Chris Bennett , Naima Fine , Nat Grant, Kristian Pontoppidan Larsen
Rosie Excess
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
Sample sources:
Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb
Thomas Christie (TomuTomu)
Freesound.org
SoundBible.com
