06 - 09 NOVEMBER
After 2023’s triumphant Embellishment, the Voices Of Women team are returning to KXT.
Liberty, lies and lipstick
From our ancient past to the frantic now. Immerse yourself in music and stories from Wiradjuri country on the majestic Murrumbidgee/Marrambidya. Step back in time with Wagga’s only female pub owner, grab a bargain at Best and Less, dance with the Tarcutta Hall ghosts. Welcome aboard. Please take a moment to adjust your expectations.
The process collaborated with Wiradjuri Elders and Wiradjuri Creatives, Curious Rabbit arts hub for LGBTQI artists, Eastern Riverina Arts, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Booranga Writers in Wagga, Multicultural Services Wagga and local artists, writers and poets.
Written by: Aunty Cheryl Penrith OAM, Arvis Casanova, Claudia Haines, Eleanor Waters-Jones, Gabrielle Tozer, Haya Arzidin, Imogen Rubi, Joy Lubawy, Jody Roberts, Lliane Clarke, Marie Clear, Melanie Reeves, Roz Hasan, Saasha McMillan.
Director Llliane Clarke; with Aunty Cheryl Penrith, Jessica Saras, Amelia Harding, Haya Arzidin.
The Collective: Daisy Andrews, Lana Filies, Aleida Toprak
Composer Elizabeth Jigalin
Assistant Producer: Haya Arzidin Lighting Design: Rey Baird Stage Manager: Emily Whiting
Presented by Voices of Women
Who are the Women of the Riverina? This new work chronicles the heartfelt moments, tragic past, the truth, the connection and the denial of women living in this region today, 2024. It celebrates diversity and points of connection - from country women, truck driving women, Aboriginal women, women immigrants, young women and old. At a time in our nation’s healing and recovery from the divided Referendum outcome, it builds a picture of how we got here, and points some way to where we go next.
Building on three years of projects in the Riverina (Wagga – Albury) Voices of Women is collecting monologues from a cross-cultural perspective from women of all ages. The process collaborated with Aboriginal Land Council, Curious Rabbit arts hub for LGBTQI artists, Eastern Riverina Arts, WaggaGallery, Booranga Writers in Wagga.