
CAGELING
New
visual theatre exploring repression, monsters, sexuality and the feminine
Presented
by THE RABBLE in association with CarriageWorks
To
be born a woman is the worst punishment
"This is a theatre of
dream frustration and nightmare, seeking to tap the unconscious in parallel ways
to Lorca's surreal lyrics
..fascinating, frustrating, beautiful."
Alison Croggon, Theatre Notes,
Here begins a surreal nightmare of four
daughters trapped by their mother's rage. Inspired by Lorca's classic text The
House of Bernarda Alba, CAGELING is at once grotesque and sublime; a piece of
visual theatre that explores repression, monsters, sexuality and the feminine.
After the success of Salome: In Cogito Volume III in 2008 and Corvus in
2007, THE RABBLE return to CarriageWorks with CAGELING: an achingly beautiful
and hauntingly dark theatrical experience. CAGELING is the third new work that
THE RABBLE have presented in association with CarriageWorks, its premiere season
was held in May at FortyFive Downstairs in Melbourne.
CarriageWorks CEO,
Sue Hunt says 'We are delighted to again be working with such a young, innovative
performance company who are making rich new work. Part of our mission at CarriageWorks
is to provide a home for artists to develop and present their work in an inspiring
and creative atmosphere, and to support emerging artists so the process of creativity
can be fully explored. THE RABBLE fit this bill with their exciting, challenging
and experimental approach to theatre.'
Alba (played by Daniel Schlusser)
is a monster, a brute who has nothing but contempt for her children. Set on an
outback property that has been ravaged by fire, Alba is the ruler of the roost.
The daughters have slipped into various states of delirium: Amelia is sick and
sucks oxygen from a tube, her twin Magdalena struts around like a pony, grinding
against her sisters for satisfaction, Martirio died in a fire, her burnt body
sits in a jar, Angustias is the oldest and ugliest daughter and has grown a beard
in protest, Adela, the youngest, howls at the moon. Werewolves and ghosts haunt
the surrounds, someone is locked in the downstairs cupboard and no one can find
Pepe el Romano after he fucked each of the daughters behind the chicken coop.
THE RABBLE was formed in 2006 by Syd Brisbane, Kate Davis and Emma Valente
and is an ongoing conversation about theatrical aesthetic, process and thematics,
between its artistic directors: Kate Davis and Emma Valente. THE RABBLE's theatre
exists in the world of dreams and nightmares, each text is revealed and brutally
examined through this sensibility. THE RABBLE's work has been described as epic,
experimental, experiential, visceral, visual, surreal, brash, grotesque, magical,
ambitious and original.
Created, Designed and Directed by: Emma Valente
and Kate Davis
With Daniel Schlusser, Dana Miltins, Mary Helen Sassman, Jayne
Tuttle, Pier Carthew
Dramaturg: Dan Spielman
Sound Designer/ Composer:
M.Davis
Contributing Artists: Daisy Noyes, Lisa Hoebartner, Emily Adinolfi
CAGELING
by THE RABBLE
Preview: Thursday 24 June at 8pm
Season: Friday 25 June
- Saturday 3 July | Tuesday - Saturday at 8pm
Tickets: $22 Concession / $30
Full | Preview: $15 flat
Venue CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh |
Train: Redfern or Macdonaldtown
Bookings: carriageworks.com.au
| Ticketmaster 1300 823 038
More Info: carriageworks.com.au
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