Dance & Physical Theatre

Body Fiction

A ritual re-authoring of the body.

$25.00
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Two naked bodies pose in contortion amongst mannequin legs and drum mallets.
Two bodies are partially concealed by a black foam square, one crouches and wears a cymbal on their head, the other is in a handstand.
Two naked bodies pose facing one another on plinths draped in black and white fabrics. Each is holding a cymbal and drum mallets respectively.
Past Event

Image Credit: Seda Güç

Two naked bodies pose in contortion amongst mannequin legs and drum mallets.
Two bodies are partially concealed by a black foam square, one crouches and wears a cymbal on their head, the other is in a handstand.
Two naked bodies pose facing one another on plinths draped in black and white fabrics. Each is holding a cymbal and drum mallets respectively.

  • Created by: Skye Gellmann & Yolanda Frost

Body Fiction is a contemporary performance by gender diverse artists, Skye Gellmann and Yolanda Frost. An exploration of transient bodies - what is seen and what is not?

Surrealist imagery is energised through live experimental percussion, movement and objects. By combining artforms, the artists draw on their shared practice as queer life models, and uncover new narratives between success and failure. An exploratory space is formed where different elements come in and out, shifting between meditative, humorous and abstract.

About Skye Gellmann

Skye Gellmann is an artist and creator of original circus work that pushes the boundaries of what circus can be through their experimental practice. Since 2007, Skye has created award winning works (including 2 Greenroom Awards) such as Scattered Tacks, Mothlight and Blindscape (among many others), and highlighted circus as a complex form, re-defining its function within society, spaces and art.

Yolanda Frost is a Sydney based multi-instrumentalist, life model and performance artist. With her large array of percussion and woodwinds she creates sonic movements layered in loops with playful use of everyday objects and synthesizers. When she breaks from the restraint of classical life modelling, Yolanda is a high energy performer in clubs and festivals, spanning drag, aerial shows and gogo dancing with a tranimalistic and exhibitionist streak.

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  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible, Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier

  • Age suitability: MA15+

  • Event warnings: Haze Effects, Full Frontal Nudity.

  • Content warnings: Staged Violence.

The Tactile Tour will take place at 8pm on 15 Oct.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square is wheelchair accessible.

    The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, once you are through the entrance you will be in the courtyard where our Front of House team will meet you.

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  • Full: $25.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $18.75

  • Extra Applause: $30.00

  • Blak Tix: $15.00

  • Concession: $20.00

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"..on the razors edge of a new kind of circus." (Richard Watts, Artshub). 

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

9:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square

Hump Day
 Past Event

Thursday, 12 October 2023

9:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square

 Past Event

Friday, 13 October 2023

9:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square

 Past Event

Saturday, 14 October 2023

9:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square

 Past Event

Sunday, 15 October 2023

8:15pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Square

 Past Event

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