Western Australian Youth Theatre Company Western Australian Youth Theatre Company i(A120548 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. WAYTCO)
Born: Established: 1990 Perth, Western Australia, ;
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1 1 Seven Sisters Levi Widnall (composer), 2023 single work drama

'WA Youth Theatre Company (WAYTCo) returns to Perth Festival with a beautiful new work co-directed by emerging Noongar/Greek theatre maker Cezera Critti-Schnaars and WAYTCo Artistic Director James Berlyn. Seven Sisters is about creative young people on Boorloo, coming to terms with old knowledge. Look up! Don't look up! We are made of star stuff whether we like it or not.

'This work is a response by a diverse group of emerging artist/performers to the Noongar story of the the Seven Sisters made in consultation with Noongar Elder Roma Yibiyung Winmar. This isn't a retelling of the story, after all which version would you tell? This Seven Sisters riffs on the meaning and metaphor of the very human need to tell stories about the stars and what it is to be young at a time when we've never had more 'access' to information old or new.

'The WAYTCo Ensemble comprises WA's best and brightest emerging artists who collaborated with the creative team to make a mesmerising work to be performed in conjunction with the stars of the Bunuru night sky at several select Boorloo locations during the Festival.

'’The stars belong to no one.’ Roma Yibiyung Winmar' (Production summary)

1 2 Blood Western Australian Youth Theatre Company , 2008 single work drama '"Blood" tells the story of an imaginary theatre company as they prepare to pitch their new play "River of Life" to win the chance to open Perth's new Heath Ledger Theatre. This group of Perth's leading young theatre practioners struggle with their creative ideals and clash or egos as they develop a script that celebrates the potency of blood as a life saver, as a cause of war and a symbol of family. However the creative process is not their only obstacle... on the other side of the worls a new blood contagion is rapidly spreading.' Source: www.wayouththeatre.org.au/ (Sighted 21/01/2009).
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