Dance & Physical Theatre

Wasteland

A new contemporary dance piece inspired by T.S Eliot's 'The Waste Land'

  • Dates 18 - 22 Oct
  • Time 7:30pm, 3:30pm (60 minutes)
  • Venue The MUST Space
$22.00
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This image contains a young woman standing against a black background. The young woman is Caucasian, she is standing side on and pointing her face slightly towards the camera. Her face is partially in shadow and is showing a blank expression. There are 6 people lying at her feet with their heads in a semi-circle, they are surrounded by pieces of clothing and material scraps. They are all showing blank expressions.
This image shows a silhouetted woman standing infront of a red light against a dark background. The red light is shining around the woman and into the camera. In the foreground multiple people who are also in silhouette are sitting on their knees facing the silhouetted woman with their hands reaching out towards her.
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Image Credit: Gabriel Young

This image contains a young woman standing against a black background. The young woman is Caucasian, she is standing side on and pointing her face slightly towards the camera. Her face is partially in shadow and is showing a blank expression. There are 6 people lying at her feet with their heads in a semi-circle, they are surrounded by pieces of clothing and material scraps. They are all showing blank expressions.
This image shows a silhouetted woman standing infront of a red light against a dark background. The red light is shining around the woman and into the camera. In the foreground multiple people who are also in silhouette are sitting on their knees facing the silhouetted woman with their hands reaching out towards her.
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  • Created by: Siobhan Judge

  • Composers: Daniel Parr & Anusha Yellapragada

  • Lighting Design: Freya Solnordal

After a sold-out season this May, 'Wasteland' is returning to MUST for the 2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Inspired by T. S. Eliot’s ground-breaking modernist poem, 'Wasteland' features an exciting fusion of contemporary dance and original composition to interrogate what it means to be hopeful in a time of crisis. Explored through a lens of climate anxiety, Siobhan Judge and collaborators have devised "a lyrical, powerful and ambitious work" (Melbourne Observer) that revitalises our engagement with Eliot's text.

Composers Anusha Yellapragada and Daniel Jasper Parr deliver an evocative experimental score that "gives shape to the mesmerising pulse and mood" (Melbourne Observer) of this contemporary dance piece, alongside Freya Solnordal's breath-taking lighting design and Callum Dale's striking set.

Created by Siobhan Judge, Midori Hong, Daniel Jasper Parr, Anusha Yellapragada, Freya Solnordal, Luca Edwards, Lee Su Min, Yasmin Bouzas, Lisa Baker, Jillian Doughty, Brendan McRae, Ayonna Saha, Alex McAll, Shakira Ariffin, Sam Pringle and collaborators.

Presented by Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST).

MUST creates “the kind of theatre that blows me away every time... with an intelligence and a freedom that doesn't restrict ideas ... so original and unique that I wonder why it hasn't been done before.” - Sometimes Melbourne.

About Monash Uni Student Theatre

Monash Uni Student Theatre, or MUST, is an engine room of creativity, a department of the MSA that creates vibrant, innovative theatre by, with and for Monash students and the wider community.
"MUST continues to support students and create astonishing and powerful work that consistently punches way above its weight and acts as an incubator for some of our most important emerging theatre artists." - Australian Arts Review.

msa.monash.edu

  • Duration: 60 minutes

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

  • Age suitability: G

  • Event warnings: Contains Sustained Bright Lights, Haze Effects, Sudden Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Death, Climate Change.

The MUST Space is located within the Campus Centre at Monash University's Clayton Campus. Theatre access is through an exterior door on the south-west side of the building. If you are following digital maps ensure you DO NOT enter the Campus Centre building. Remain outside and follow signage to the theatre door.

  • Full: $22.00

  • Concession: $17.00

  • Extra Applause: $30.00

  • Blak Tix: $14.00

"a lyrical, powerful and ambitious work" - Melbourne Observer

"[the] original score gives shape to the mesmerising pulse and mood" - Melbourne Observer

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

7:30pm

The MUST Space

 Past Event

Thursday, 19 October 2023

7:30pm

The MUST Space

 Past Event

Friday, 20 October 2023

7:30pm

The MUST Space

 Past Event

Saturday, 21 October 2023

3:30pm

The MUST Space

Cancelled
 Cancelled

Saturday, 21 October 2023

7:30pm

The MUST Space

 Past Event

Sunday, 22 October 2023

3:30pm

The MUST Space

Sold Out
 Past Event

Sunday, 22 October 2023

7:30pm

The MUST Space

 Past Event

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