Terror Australis is a live art performance devised and performed by Leah Shelton that critiques Australian popular culture, histories and national identity. Straddling cabaret, burlesque and performance art, the work is at times ridiculous, dark and absurd. Terror Australis was developed as a response to the growing support for a nationalistic, mono-cultural world-view, both within Australia and globally. It contains stories that are at once foreign and familiar, that can speak to cultural difference and shared understandings. A performative, sonic and visual mashup of Australiana, the production team explored the use of speculative fiction and bricolage in their approach to collaborative practice and conceptual development which significantly influenced its final presentation. An earlier iteration of Terror Australis was first staged as part of the Wonderland Festival 2015 at Brisbane Powerhouse and at the 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival under the title of Pulpshow. This re-development of Pulpshow investigated more deeply this earlier work’s performance making processes which lead to new performative and creative elements being added to the final presentation as Terror Australis. It was selected to tour festivals and venues around Australia, was selected for inclusion in Brighton Festival Fringe, UK in 2017, showcased at the Australian Performing Arts Market 2018 and is recognised by multiple industry awards and nominations.
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Physical Description: 50 minutes
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Original concept, Performer, Set and Costume Design: Leah Shelton; Conceptual Collaborator: Daniel Evans; Sound Design: Kenneth Lyons; Video Design: Craig Wilkinson - optikal bloc; Lighting Design: Jason Glenwright; Production Manager: Justin Marshman; Voiceovers: Margi Brown Ash, Leon Cain, Caroline Dunphy; Images: Raw Bones Photography
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Awards: Winner: Best Cabaret, Darwin Fringe 2017; Winner: Best Set Design, Matilda Awards 2017; Nominee: Best Cabaret, Best Costume Design, Best AV Design, Matilda Awards 2017; Nominee: Best Contemporary and Experimental Performer, Green Room Awards 2017; Nominee: Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe 2017
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Exhibition: Cairns Fringe Festival, Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns. 2-3 September, 2016; Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne. 24 September – 1 October, 2016; Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane. 3-5 November, 2016; Brighton Fringe Festival, United Kingdom. 15-17 May, 2017; Cairns Fringe Festival, Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns. 2-3 September, 2016; Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne. 24 September – 1 October, 2016; Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane. 3-5 November, 2016; Brighton Fringe Festival, United Kingdom. 15-17 May, 2017; Darwin Fringe Festival, Darwin. 12-15 July, 2017; Provocaré Winter Festival of the Arts, Melbourne. 20-30 July, 2017; Perth Fringeworld, Perth. 27 January-4 February, 2018; Australian Performing Arts Market, Brisbane Powerhouse. 21 February, 2018
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