Dance & Physical Theatre

Air Hunger

9 performers. 9 beds. 9 invisible worlds.

$35.00
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A person in a white nightgown eerily hangs from the ceiling above a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. Disembodied limbs protrude from the stack: a pair of anxious feet, a limp head of hair and one singular flexed foot. The mass of mattresses and limbs floats on a concrete floor against a brick wall.
A person in a white nightgown seated atop a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. Their face is blurred in movement. The setting is a warehouse: concrete floors and brick walls.
A person in a white nightgown lying atop a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. The setting is a warehouse: concrete floors and brick walls.
Past Event

Image Credit: Sonny Witton

A person in a white nightgown eerily hangs from the ceiling above a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. Disembodied limbs protrude from the stack: a pair of anxious feet, a limp head of hair and one singular flexed foot. The mass of mattresses and limbs floats on a concrete floor against a brick wall.
A person in a white nightgown seated atop a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. Their face is blurred in movement. The setting is a warehouse: concrete floors and brick walls.
A person in a white nightgown lying atop a stack of 6 mattresses with white fitted sheets. The setting is a warehouse: concrete floors and brick walls.

  • Created and Directed by: Lucy Eidelson

  • Dramaturg: Bridie Noonan

  • Choreographed by: Lucy Eidelson and Chiharu Valentino

“Illness is the night side of life” - Susan Sontag.

Your bed is where you dream, sweat, sleep, cry, make love, hold and are held. With illness, a bed can become an entire universe. A swamp, an island, an embrace.

'Air Hunger’ is a visceral, intimate, and giddy piece of dance theatre, drawing you into the very private world of living in the “night side of life”. At times vulnerable and fragile, at times emotionally explosive and confronting, ‘Air Hunger’ brings experiences that are often hidden into the public realm.

This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program and as part of Radical Access.

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: English no barrier

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Mental Health, Chronic Illness. We Encourage Audience Members To Wear A Mask To Protect Vulnerable Communities. Masks Will Be Provided At The Door..

Doors will open 20 minutes prior to formal commencement. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early to observe the space and installations before being ushered to sit. Click HERE. to see our Access Pack for information on the location, parking, toilets and our quiet space. More resources will be added closer to the date of the show.

  • Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry
    1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, Victoria, 3067

    Wheelchair Access

    Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry is wheelchair accessible.

    There is step-free access to the venue. Wheelchair users enter at the main entrance. There are uneven footpaths throughout the grounds.

    There are 2 two-hour accessible on-street parking spaces located on St Heliers Street, beside Gate One. There are six accessible parking places are located at the front of the car park on the northern side of St Heliers Street. There is also a car park located within a short distance of Gate One. The entrance is near a dedicated pedestrian thoroughfare and road cross over.

    There are accessible toilets at this venue, though not all toilet doors are automatic.

    Get directions See all events at this venue See detailed venue & access information

  • Full: $35.00

  • Concession: $22.00

  • Extra Applause: $45.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

  • Disability/Chronically Ill: $10.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Thursday, 05 October 2023

8:00pm

Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry

Sold Out
 Past Event

Friday, 06 October 2023

8:00pm

Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry

Sold Out
 Past Event

Saturday, 07 October 2023

1:30pm

Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry

Cancelled
 Cancelled

Saturday, 07 October 2023

8:00pm

Abbotsford Convent - Magdalen Laundry

Sold Out
 Past Event

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