'A complex journey through the terrain of modern day childhoods.
'A child enters the space and speaks directly to the adult audience in her native Swahili. She is vulnerable and competent, fearful and exuberant as she explains why we’re all here.
'I’m going to perform for you - you’re going to watch me.
'The protagonists in 'Joy Fear & Poetry' are children aged 8-12 who create, demonstrate and philosophise, sharing their perspectives on life and art in a playful integration of live performance, digital projection, video, animation and iPad play.' (Source: Laboite website)
Presented by La Boite Indie & Natasha Budd with the support of QPAC: 20 to 27 June 2013.
Creative team
Director and Designer Natasha Budd
Associate Director Heather Fairbairn
Dramaturg Kris Plummer
Sound Designer Peter Nelson
Lighting Designer and Head Electrician Joel Redding
Head Vision and Sound Ryan Mahony
Producers Zoe Cobon and Kat O’Sullivan
Marketing Coordinator Stacey Petersen
Lead Teacher Artist Matthew Seery
Teacher Artists Chloe-Jayne Mitchell, Chrissy Alley and Caitlin Adie
Production Manager Lucy Kelland
Stage Manager Joe Diskett
Assistant Stage Manager Catherine Lilly-Howe
Lighting Operator Matthew Milne
Vision and Sound Operator Keir James
Floor Electrician Brenton Slattery
Set Realisers Brendan Wright and Terry Summers
Production Mentor Andrew Earls
Lighting Mentor David Walters
Vision Mentor Andrew Thomson
Producing Mentor Natasha Pizzica