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House of Oz presents Common Dissonance by Na Djinang Circus
August 4 @ 4:30 pm - August 27 @ 5:30 pm
In a 21st Century world where it is common to believe in both spirituality and science, how can we navigate the complex dialogues that consume contemporary culture?
For thousands of years in Australia, understanding of the world came from dreamtime stories, song lines, and oral histories, all of which are still relevant to many Australians. Our environment is riddled with the hypocrisies of a culturally diverse past lingering in the wake of a globalised present.
Featuring two contemporary performers with shared and distinctly individual experiences, this work aims not only to explore the harmony and conflict of contemporary Australian reasoning, but to find a Common Dissonance.
A contemporary circus work exploring the struggle between traditional and modern modes of reasoning.
PLAYING 4–27 AUGUST, 4.30PM
DURATION: 50 MINUTES
Credits
Performed by Isabelle Champagne-Chittick & Johnathan Brown (Anawan, Kamilaroi)
Directed by Harley Mann (Wakka Wakka)
Lighting Designer Tim Bonser
Costume Design Tamara Keane
Outside Eyes Rowan Heydon-White & Lee Pemberton
Originally created by Isabelle Champagne-Chittick & Harley Mann (Wakka Wakka)
Marketing Image Annie Fitzer
Presented in association with Circa CairnsNa Djinang Circus
About the Artists
Na Djinang Circus is a Melbourne-based contemporary circus company that works with diverse young artists to share unique insights with the next generation’s Hands & Feet. Founded by Wakka Wakka man Harley Mann, Na Djinang Circus aims to develop work that utilises the next generation’s social and political attitudes and tells stories that challenge our own perceived ideas about contemporary Australian society.
