The Bougainville Photoplay Project
Devised by Paul Dwyer, Produced by version 1.0
2 September - 5 September 2010
Performance Space
Writer, academic and performer Paul Dwyer retraces three journeys made by his father Dr Allan Dwyer, a world-renowned orthopaedic surgeon, to Bougainville (PNG) during the 1960s, in which he healed dozens of crippled children.Family stories become entwined with the larger narrative of Australia's colonial enterprise over the years following - the opening of the giant Panguna copper mine, environmental devastation, a brutal civil war funded by Australia that cost the lives of up to 20,000 people, and finally, the post-war reconciliation process. This one-man performance is politics and performance at its most personal.
'Dwyer is a likable and intelligent performer, unafraid of weaving the entertaining with the academic, the performative with the factual and the personal with the political. [...] a fascinating piece of theatre' Kate Britton, City Hub
Devised and performed by Paul Dwyer
Directed by David Williams
Video artist: Sean Bacon
Technical production: Russell Emerson
The Bougainville Photoplay Project from version 1.0 on Vimeo.
WHEN:
2-5 September
Thursday & Friday, 8.15pm
Saturday & Sunday, 2pm & 8.15pm
WHERE:
PICA Performance Space
DURATION:
75 mins (no interval)
PRICE:
$20 Standard / $18 Art Addicts / $15 Concession
Ticket packages available
Bookings:
9228 6300 or
Buy tickets
TICKET PACKAGES
FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOUR - 2 DIMENSIONAL LIFE OF HER - THE TENT - THE BOUGAINVILLE PHOTOPLAY PROJECT
PICA will overflow as the galleries are transformed into theatres for this special four day event.
Make the most of this short performance season with a discount ticket package. Grab a drink or snack at the PICA Bar between shows and enjoy all four shows in one evening. If you wish to set your own pace over the weekend, individual tickets and flexi packages are available.
Capacities for some performances are limited to 25 people, so book early to avoid missing out.
PRICE: $58 Standard / $52 Art Addicts / $45 Concession
Want to catch all four performances in one night?
CLICK HERE to purchase a fixed package
Rather spread your tickets over four days?
CLICK HERE to purchase a flexi package
Related Events
