WITH 10 DAYS FULL OF UNEARTH FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, WE HAVE MORE EVENTS THAN EVER BEFORE!
LIVE MUSIC, PERFORMANCES, ART, KIDS’ ACTIVITIES AND FOOD, IT’S ALL HAPPENING FROM MARCH 19 – 28
Be sure to get involved!
Do you like to delve deep within, explore connections and truth-telling, support youth and emerging artists?
Well do we have a treat for you, with a selection of unique, immersive, thought-provoking and contemporary theatre performances on offer, where you can either be a part of the story or experience the story.
Here’s a rundown of the original theatre performances on offer during UneARTh:
Saturday 20 March
UNEARTH WORDS - WHYALLA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 6PM
Speak, whisper, sing, howl, mumble or shout!
Whatever way works for you, share your words out loud with guest poet and host Alysha Herrmann at the Whyalla Library.
Local writers will have three minutes (maximum) to share their best work on the mic. Alysha will present a reading of her work to kick off and close the event.
Click here to register your spot as either a writer or an audience member.
Sunday 21 March
MEMORYTELLER- 11am Whyalla Public Library
Writer and performance-maker Alysha Herrmann will be presenting new work The Memoryteller for the first time at the Whyalla Library for Unearth. Part performance, part gallery, part interview, part (fictional) history.
Over the course of the experience, Alysha will interview nine volunteers* and create an evolving mini-exhibition of (fictional) memories in response. Audience can stay for as long or as little as they like, listening in to interviews, viewing exhibited items and reading the memories as they are written (and rewritten).
If you would like to take part please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/alysha_herrmann85/the-memory-teller-unearth
Thursday 25 & Sunday 28 March
Meltdown - Old Girl Guide Hall - Jessop White Park, 6pm And 8pm
'Meltdown' is an anthology of stories built into an immersive theatre experience, exploring humanity and connection through the voices of young people.
'Meltdown' was inspired by conversations with students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This production is in partnership with Ruby Award-winning company D'faces of Youth Arts and is performed by regional artists aged 11-18.
'Meltdown' was written with funding from the Department of Premiere and Cabinet in 2020 by regional theatre maker Michal Hughes.
This is not a seated performance - this show will be a mobile immersive experience.
Tuesday 23 March
'THIS IS MY TRUE STORY'
Whyalla High School - 10am + D'faces (14 Viscount Slim Ave) - 5.30pm
ActNow Theatre’s ‘Theatre of the Global Majority’ (TOTGM) returns with This Is My True Story!
First performed at the SANAA Festival in 2020, Theatre of the Global Majority are eager to bring their stories to Unearthed Festival 2021.
This Is My True Story! gives a look into the lives of six TOTGM participants.
From the halls of a museum in New York City to outside a small town in Bosnia, This Is My True Story! will dance across time and move you with them.
Theatre of the Global Majority is a free fortnightly program for people aged 18+ from non-white culturally diverse backgrounds.
Theatre of the Global Majority recognises non-white people make up the biggest population of people in the world – and the Australian arts scene needs to hold up their voices.
Directed by Yasmin Gurreeboo and Valerie Berry. Performed by Valerie Berry, Matcho Cassidy, Chela Bett, Mursia Hasanovic, Noni Padley, Nelya Valamanesh and Chris Best. Produced by Louise Wellington.
Presented by ActNow Theatre with the support of the Australian Government through the Department of Home Affairs and by Country Arts South Australia.