Nature Is Healing

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

EMMA McMANUS is a theatre-maker and interdisciplinary artist living on Wurundjeri land. A founding member of performance collective Applespiel, she has performed at Next Wave, Sydney Festival, Performance Space, Malthouse Theatre, Arts House, and Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres. She was an intern with queer feminist theatre collective The Rabble and Playwriting Australia, assistant director on La Traviata by Sisters Grimm (Belvoir), part of Sipat Lawin Ensemble’s Karnabal artist exchange program and a participant in the Besen Family Artist program (directing) and the first Theatre Works Directing Lab (Melbourne Fest). 

MARIA WHITE is an artist, educator and academic living and working on Gadigal and Bidjigal land. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of New South Wales (2020), where she is a sessional academic. Maria's PhD thesis looked at democratic performance practices in the greater Sydney area. She has made performance work with theatre-maker Emma McManus since 2015, and has collaborated with vocalist and performance artist Annette Tesoriero since 2013. Maria is the Commons Academic Course Coordinator at the National Institute for Dramatic Art. 

MELANIE LIERTZ is a freelance designer and maker for theatre, film, dance, opera and circus. Design highlights include How to Catch a Star (Australian Chamber Orchestra), Jekyll and Hyde, Merrily We Roll Along, Lizzie and HMS Pinafore (Hayes Theatre Co.), Romeo and Juliet (Bell Shakespeare), Good Cook. Friendly. Clean (Griffin Theatre).  Melanie designed Fade for National Theatre of Parramatta and Rainbow’s End for Moogahlin Performing Arts/Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Melanie’s collaboration with Ballroom Projects Threads won ‘Best Kids’ award at Melbourne Fringe this year. She was nominated for two Sydney Theatre Awards for HMS Pinafore (Hayes Theatre Co.) and received an APDG award nomination for Athalia (Pinchgut Opera). She has won two Sydney Theatre Awards for Antigone (Sport for Jove). She is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Creative Arts.

ANGUS McGRATH is a writer, artist and performer based on Gadigal Land/“Sydney”, who sees his three modes of making as comprising one practice. He is currently undertaking a Masters of Fine Arts by Research at UNSW, exploring the potentials of horror film and long-form fiction within a visual arts context. He has made work for Performance Space, First Draft, ANCA, Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres, Photo Access and Dark MOFO. He makes music under the name California Girls. 

CLARE BRITTON lives on Bidjigal Land in Sydney, Australia, and is an artist interested in how artworks, people and landscapes hold stories. Informed by her work in live performance, Clare’s visual art practice includes installation, site-specific art and writing. Clare’s work has attracted awards for sculpture, performance, design and research and toured in Australia and Internationally.One of the resident artists at the Carriageworks Clothing Store, Clare’s work is animated by research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Clare facilitates Magnetic Topographies with artists Therese Keogh and Kenzee Patterson and is an active member of the Mullets. Her time as part of the performance collective My Darling Patricia (2004-14) informs her process. A Sidney Myer Creative Fellow (2014), Clare holds a Masters of Studio Art (2016) and a Doctor of Philosophy (2020) from Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. Her PhD, A Week on the Cooks River, was completed under the supervision of Julie Rrap, Ann Elias and Mikala Dwyer.

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TICKET INFORMATION

Dates: Friday 15 December and Saturday 16 December @ 8pm

Price: $25 or $20 with an Artist Pass (contact [email protected] for financial hardship and Mob Tickets)

Running time: 60mins

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

Please note that there will be a 10 minute section of the performance which will require audience members to stand. If you are unable to stand, or have any other access requirements for attending the show, please complete the access requirements box during the booking process. This includes booking companion card tickets. 

A Brand X team member will then be in touch to confirm your requirements.
For access information on the venue, please CLICK to watch this video explainer.

HOW TO GET THERE

Car: On-street metered parking around the venue.
Bus: Oxford Street 2 minute walk (333, 373, 399, 392, 394 and M10 buses).
Train: Museum Train Station 10-minute walk.

PLEASE NOTE

The Friday night 8pm performance is an Auslan Interpreted Show.
The Saturday night 8pm performance will be recorded. 

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