INFO:
La Rejectamenta is the Queen of the "Eternal Plastic Isle" - a pyramid of plastic waste floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In this theatre show, The Carlton Courthouse was transformed into the dangerous underworld lurking beneath the surface of the island: Two red lengths of fabric stretched from the floor to the ceiling represent the river of bloodwine that the protagonist journeys down. This new work by Stuart Orr, combined one actor, multiple characters and aerial tissu performance. The set design consisted of a suspended array of recycled plastic waste (collected by the production team over a period of months) strung up with fishing line.
PRESS:
"Walking in to a performance space that smells slightly of garbage never bodes well. Upon closer inspection though, it's actually quite fitting for a story that introduces our antagonist atop a pyramid of plastic waste, floating in the middle of the ocean.
With an evocative live music soundscape supplied by James Annand throughout the show and an unobtrusive and effective set design by Tanja Beer, La Rejectamenta is directed by Ingrid Voorendt and Daniel Koerner, and offers up some moments of heart breaking clarity."
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