Dance & Physical Theatre

I Am (Not) This Body

A memoir and exploration of being under four foot in a six foot world.

  • Dates In person: 11 Oct - 15 Oct, Digital: 16 Oct - 22 Oct
  • Time In Person - 7:30pm, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, Digital - Available On Demand (50 minutes)
  • Venues Digital Fringe, Arts House
$10.00 - $35.00
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A black and white photo of a woman of short stature with light coloured hair in a bob. She wears a long black tank top and lifts her left leg away from the camera with her right hand raised above her head, balletically. She is dancing in front of a white wall, in the corner of a room with wooden floors.

Image Credit: Amanda Fordyce

  • Created and Performed by: Leisa Prowd

  • Presented by: Arts House, Melbourne Fringe and Leisa Prowd. Commissioned by Arts House through The Warehouse Residency.

  • Produced by: Loom Arts and Management

The disabled body has historically been defined by the gaze of others. From the medical gaze to the stranger’s stare, perceptions of bodies with disabilities raise issues of autonomy and consent.

Leisa Prowd’s 'I Am (Not) This Body' is a cross-disciplinary exploration of her relationship with her own body in a world not made for it, and an invitation to experience life as she does.

Through film, spoken word, dance, projection and sculptures, Leisa finds alternative ways to reclaim body autonomy and represent difference.

Culminating in a solo performance, 'I Am (Not) This Body' is a rich and engaging exploration into compelling territory.

WATCH AT HOME
Mon 16 – Sun 22 October 
A digital recording with audio description and closed captioning will be available for on demand viewing from Mon 16 October. All spoken words will be Auslan interpreted.

POST-SHOW ARTIST TALK
Thu 12 October for all Arts House ticket holders.

ACCESS
All shows contain open captioning of spoken words, live audio description and an optional pre-show tactile tour 1 hour prior to start time. More detailed access information will be available prior to the event.

ARTISTIC CREDITS
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Composer/Sound Designer: Dan West
Sculpture Artist: Pimpisa Tinpalit
Dramaturg: Brigid Gallacher
Creative Producer: Zoe Boesen Loom Arts and Management.

This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund as part of Radical Access.

About Leisa Prowd

Leisa Prowd is a dancer, performance artist and choreographer. Her main interests lie in pedestrian movement, Butoh, contact improvisation, and exploring the uniqueness of her own body in relation to space and other bodies. Leisa was a member of Weave Movement Theatre and Rawcus Theatre Company for a number of years and has performed in numerous short films, festivals and theatre productions both locally and internationally. For the past 18 months, she has been touring intermittently with contemporary dance companies Hodworks (Hungary) and Unusual Symptoms (Germany) as part of the ensemble of Harmonia - a contemporary dance piece produced by Theater Bremen (Germany). Leisa is honoured to have been given the opportunity to develop this solo work as part of Arts House’s inaugural Warehouse Residency program.

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  • Duration: 50 minutes

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

  • Age suitability: PG

  • Event warnings: Sudden Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Violence, Self Harm Or Suicide, Mental Health, Ableism, Eugenics.

These are not relaxed performances in the usual sense, but audience members are welcome to come and go as they please, be themselves, make noise, stim and respond to the work for the duration.
  • Digital Fringe
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  • Arts House
    521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051

    Wheelchair Access

    Arts House is wheelchair accessible.

    Assistance Animals
    Guide dogs and assistance animals are welcome at Arts House.

    Assistive Listening
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    Meet & Assist
    If you require a meet and assist service please email or call Arts House and we can arrange this for you.
    Phone (03) 9322 3720; text 0447 570 178; or email artshouse@melbourne.vic.gov.au.

    Verbal Map & Access Information about Building
    We have created a Verbal map to assist blind and low vision navigation throughout the building. You can also download Arts House Building Document which contains detailed information on amenities, access, navigation, parking and drop-off.
    https://www.artshouse.com.au/visit-arts-house/#getting-to-arts-house

    Quiet Space
    Arts House has a dedicated Quiet Space located on Ground Level near reception and opposite the accessible bathroom. It is suitable as a chill out space, prayer or parenting space and features a range of seating options, dimmable lights, sensory and stimming objects. Anyone is welcome to access the Quiet Space during venue operating hours and events.

    Getting to Arts House - Tram
    Route 57 (high floor trams only) Stop 12, North Melbourne Town Hall.
    Please note, this is not a wheelchair accessible tram

    Walk
    Arts House is 2.5km from Flinders Street Station, approximately 35 minute walk and 850m from Queen Victoria Markets, approximately 11 minute walk

    Train
    Arts House is 1.1km from North Melbourne Train Station, approximately 16 minute walk or 1.2km from Flagstaff Station, approximately 15 minute walk

    Car
    There is limited paid on-street parking on Queensberry and Errol Streets. There are two accessible on-street car parking spaces on Queensberry Street (150m to our accessible Errol Street entrance) for holders of a Parking Permit for people with Disabilities.

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  • Full - In Person: $35.00

  • Full - Digital: $10.00

  • Concession: $20.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

7:30pm

Arts House

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

7:30pm

Arts House

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Note: There will be an Artist Talk at the end of this performance

Friday, 13 October 2023

7:30pm

Arts House

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

2:00pm

Arts House

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

7:30pm

Arts House

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

5:00pm

Arts House

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 Past Event

Sessions: Digital Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Monday, 16 October 2023 -
Sunday, 22 October 2023

On Demand

Digital Fringe

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