'Mother’s Spice is a project for engaging newly arrived Western Sydney migrant/refugee mothers from Central, South and South East Asia. The project focuses on the creative development, production and presentation of a public performance that uses spices as a trigger to unravel the mothers’ personal narratives and journeys of migration and refuge to Australia via multimedia presentation, interactive performance and degustation.
'The first stage of creative engagement workshops were facilitated by artists/facilitators Katrina Douglas, Yamane Fayed and Marian Abboud.
'The second stage of creative development and rehearsals leading up to the performances is facilitated by artists/facilitators Sally Sussman, Marian Abboud, Yamane Fayed and Peter Kennard.' (Production summary)
Performed at ICE, Parramatta, on 11-19 March 2016.
Cast: Anamika, Nasrin Dostbin, Yamane Fayed, Adeeba Kasha, and Nisha Shrestha.
Director: Sally Sussman.
Producer: Eddie Abd.
Sound designer: Peter Kennard.
Video artist: Marian Abboud.
Story consultant: Yamane Fayed.