Experimental

You Are Me

A live action video game staged in a beautiful miniature greenhouse. Come and play!

  • Dates 13 - 21 Oct
  • Time 1:00pm, 2:45pm, 6:00pm, 7:45pm (75 minutes)
  • Venue Lygon Court
FREE EVENT
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A cute, pink haired, pink eyed, life-sized, puppet character, wearing a shiny, yellow party dress and smiling excitedly, stands in front of wooden framework and exposed electrical wires. They are holding a hand-painted banner on which is painted a picture of the same character against a blue sky background with fluffy clouds.
A screen shot from a video game with a pixelated drawing of a cute character with pink pigtails and yellow ribbons in their hair. Colourful text reads
Past Event

Image Credit: Niow

A cute, pink haired, pink eyed, life-sized, puppet character, wearing a shiny, yellow party dress and smiling excitedly, stands in front of wooden framework and exposed electrical wires. They are holding a hand-painted banner on which is painted a picture of the same character against a blue sky background with fluffy clouds.
A screen shot from a video game with a pixelated drawing of a cute character with pink pigtails and yellow ribbons in their hair. Colourful text reads

  • Created and Performed by: Niow

‘You Are Me’ is a free, all-ages performance staged in a beautiful miniature greenhouse, in which the audience can control the actions of the puppet avatar by typing instructions on a computer keyboard.

The inside of the greenhouse is set up as a tiny world for pink-haired Nuku. There is a little bed, a table and chairs, costumes and all kinds of quirky props, and the greenhouse is lit up like a painting of a fairytale, or a half remembered dream.

A live action video game, a durational theatre installation, a playful participatory community-building event, ‘You Are Me’ combines full body puppetry with a mix of old and new technologies to explore notions of control, identity, conformity and responsibility. In this theatrical reimagining of early text-based video games, the possibilities are only limited by the collective imagination of the gathered crowd.

Created and performed by multidisciplinary artist Niow with systems and sound design by Steph O'Hara.

This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, with thanks to Lygon Court.
niow.com.au

  • Duration: 75 minutes

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

  • Age suitability: G

  • Event warnings: High Level Of Audience Participation.

This performance can be found in a pop-up shopfront on the Ground Floor of Lygon Court, next to the old Cinema Nova ticket booth.

  • Free Event

*Prices are subject to change without notice. Standard terms and conditions apply.

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Sessions: In Person Events

Date Time Venue

Friday, 13 October 2023

6:00pm

Lygon Court

Free

Friday, 13 October 2023

7:45pm

Lygon Court

Free

Saturday, 14 October 2023

1:00pm

Lygon Court

Free

Saturday, 14 October 2023

2:45pm

Lygon Court

Free

Sunday, 15 October 2023

1:00pm

Lygon Court

Free

Sunday, 15 October 2023

2:45pm

Lygon Court

Free

Friday, 20 October 2023

6:00pm

Lygon Court

Free

Friday, 20 October 2023

7:45pm

Lygon Court

Free

Saturday, 21 October 2023

1:00pm

Lygon Court

Free

Saturday, 21 October 2023

2:45pm

Lygon Court

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