Melbourne International Arts Festival (Chris)

So far, I’ve only been to ONE event, which is very disappointing but it has been a very busy time of semester. I’ll just talk about it briefly (yes, this is an attempt to push my entry count higher, I’m no longer last if you haven’t noticed!). It was Romeo Castellucci’s Tragedia Endogonidia BR.#04 Brussels and it was incredible. It was a semiotic feast and an absolute postdramatic delight. If you have any interest in postdramatic theatre or performance art, you have missed out on something sublime. It had no verbal dialogue, and starred an old man in a bikini, a baby and a balding 18th Century Gothic woman. It was also very violent and confrontational, but in my opinion, in a beautiful way. Astoundingly visual, experiential theatre about the manifestation of tragedy in society; this was episode four in an eleven part series, each episode centred on a different European city. I can only hope that the others, at some point, make their way to Australia.

Seeing Japanese company dumb type’s production Voyage tonight – should be great!

Have a good weekend all, and keep studying!