Cirrus@Austlit

'PROPHETX is a spectacle of misfit, a love letter to those whose lives speak truth to authority despite the consequence. It is an epic, surreal and irreverent remix of the story of Tiresias – an ancient outsider, an archetypal other, the genderfluid and queer seer who features in The Bacchae, Oedipus Rex, Antigone and The Odyssey.   

'The Danger Ensemble who are known for their highly visual and physical works further their exploration of contemporary form and modern tragedy with PROPHETX.

'Tiresias’ life spanned seven generations, living as man and woman, counsel to mortals and gods alike, existing in this world and the underworld, both celebrated and punished for knowing and seeing too much.  

'Historically, like many queer figures Tiresias has been merely a supporting character, a dramatic device, and a footnote but PROPHETX positions Tiresias as the central figure in their own drama and asks:

'what is the cost of seeing? 

'what is the pain of knowing? 

'what is the weight of living?'

Source: Theatre Works.

'The Danger Ensemble, known for their strikingly visual theatrical experiments, take on one of the world's most remembered and notorious figures since the death of Christ.

'Alongside a boutique cast of actors, singers and dancers, they trawl History Channel documentaries, Charles Manson biographies, internet guides on group sex etiquette, The Smiths discography, French poetry collections and many grams of coke, in pursuit of the truth about the myth that is the man that was CALIGULA.' (Production summary)