What's On

The City
 

Connection can be found everywhere

With original composition, this world-premiere performance relies on soundscape and voiceover as the Actors inhabit the stage. Each depicting a multitude of characters in the cross-section of this Australian city.

We begin in the darkness of the early morning as the metropolis is stirring and beginning to come to life. A small number of Actors depict all the roles, creating an experience of connectedness to the land that we share and those with whom we coexist.

The City aspires to find the spiritual in the quotidian, the beautiful in the mundane, and highlight our mutuality, to combat the isolation many are feeling in the social media age. 

Presented by Oliver Wakelin and Christie Koppe.

The City is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

 

Artist Information

Starring
Tel Benjamin
Alison Bennett
Lexie Dent
Nathalie Fenwick
Rocco Forrester-Sach
Zoran Jevtic
Rebecca Kellahan
Lex Marinos

Sound Design Nate Edmondson

Producer Oliver Wakelin & Christie Koppe

Director / Choreographer Christie Koppe

Lighting Designer James Wallis

Intimacy Co-ordinator Shondelle Pratt

 

Event details

Venue: The Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House
Bookings: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/theatre/2021/the-city.html
Start Date: Thursday 25 February 2021

Four events on Thursday 25 February and Friday 26 February, 2021.
Thursday 25 February, 3pm
Thursday 25 February, 7pm
Friday 26 February, 3pm
Friday 26 February, 7pm

 

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