Theatre

Marionette

They've got the world on a string, but it's not all rainbows.

Dates 3 Oct - 22 Oct
Time Available On Demand (60 minutes)
Venue Digital Fringe

$20.00

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A young woman of colour with curly hair and a tall white person with dark hair, both with blank facial expressions are stylistically posed side by side in front of a pink backdrop. They are both wearing matching calico puppet costumes and rosy cheeked make-up. There are black strings attached to both their arms and legs that rise up out of the frame mimicking that of a marionette.

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Theatre

Written and Directed by: Anoinette Tracey & Hugo Gutteridge
Performed by: Antoinette Tracey & Hugo Gutteridge

'Marionette' is an absurdist and experimental theatre-for-film work about acting... or at least that's how it begins.

Follow two people who, with both hesitancy and curiosity, are led through various performance techniques and pedagogies by the omnipotent voices that puppeteer them. Marionette plunges you into the world of drama school and, through the disciplined to the absurd, unveils the full spectrum of how the artform is taught.

Inspired by the works of Pina Bausch, Vera Chytilova and Liberation Day by George Saunders, 'Marionette' will take you on a journey of striking theatrical film techniques, whimsical poetry, dynamic physical theatre and just plain silly clowning that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

About Antoinette Tracey and Hugo Gutteridge

Antoinette Tracey and Hugo Gutteridge are a pair of emerging Naarm/Melbourne based artists joining together for the first time to premiere their work 'Marionette'. Both artists are graduates of the Victorian College of the Arts (2021) in Acting and Theatre Making, they combine a passion for devising works that apply dynamic physicality, imaginative writing and theatrical film making. Antoinette is co-founder of Tedious Theatre which received the 2020 Green Room Digital Realisation Award for their debut work 'Shadow Piece', and has since created and performed in works including 'Crocodiles' by Vidya Rajan, (dir. Elbow Room) and 'Sacred Serfs' by Born in a Taxi. Hugo is co-founder of The Dirty Twenty Podcast and has most recently performed in works such as 'This is Life' by Lachlan Seal and 'Promiscuous/Cities' by Lachlan Philpott (dir. Alyson Campbell). They look forward to bringing exciting and original works to Naarm/Melbourne’s theatre and film scene.

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: Contains Strobe Lights And Sustained Bright Lights, Some Nudity, Strong Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises.
Content warnings: Violence, Emotional Abuse, Staged Violence, Alcohol Use, Sexual References, Mental Health, Smoking On Stage.

Digital Fringe

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Full: $20.00
Concession: $15.00
Extra Applause: $35.00
Blak Tix: $10.00

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