Conversations

LISTEN: Andrew Cruz (Anino Shadowplay Collective, Manila) performs the show’s opening monologue.  

In the darkness of Carriageworks, This Here. Land reveals characters whose lives intertwine in President Rodrigo Duterte’s tumultuous Philippines. Premiered at Liveworks 2017, this new theatre-piece investigates the role of collective memory in shaping reality. 

Watch rehearsals take place ahead of This Here. Land’s premiere at Liveworks 2017:

LISTEN: Valerie Berry explains how This Here. Land is an exercise in tackling issues in the Philippines. 

This Here. Land is explicit in tackling issues of the day; extra-judicial killings, martial law and the walls that these build in the Philippines. 

Each issue is attached to a personal narrative written and performed by the artists. The resulting scenes depict a contemplative mother-to-be, a discussion at a food stall, a 40-something reminiscing on his past and a Filipino migrant in Australia, which all culminate at a crime scene that leaves the audience in a dazed state.

LISTEN: Teta Tulay (Anino Shadowplay Collective, Manila) shares the collaborative process of creating the visuals for this work.

Described as a performance protest, it is a collaboration between Performance Space and LabAnino – a collective of Filipino and Australian artists.

LISTEN: Kenneth Moraleda discusses the centrality of collective memory.