A Resting Mess at 10 Nights In Port

A CHAOTIC, DEEP-FEELING, DEEP-CARING ADVENTURE.

Pull up a cushion for A Resting Mess, an immersive, live dance performance that explores human and planetary fatigue. Over a wild and warm-hearted 75 minutes dancers navigate a landscape of literal mess: they’re busy and ready to clean up. However, if someone trips and falls into a beanbag, perhaps they’ll just stay there for a while. After all, fixing the world is hard work and requires moments of rest.

Soft, serene, riotous and wild: the performance scales the gamut of emotion and energy as supported by whisper-quiet soundscapes, ethereal saxophone chants and moments of wild percussion as created by Josten Myburgh and Felicity Groom.

Open Sessions

Outside of ticketed evening performances, the installation exists as a free community reflection space where audiences can experience the heart of the show by joining the performers for sessions of rest. Power napping is welcome.

WHERE

Old Customs House 4-8 Phillimore Street (corner of Cliff Street and Phillimore Streets) Fremantle.

WHEN

Paid ticketed Performances:

Thu, Fri & Sat: Doors at 18:30, with a 19:00 performance start time.

Sun: Doors at 14:30, with a 15:00 performance start time.

75 mins no intermission

FREE Open Sessions:

Fri & Sat: 14:00

Sun: 11:00

This project has been supported by the West Australian Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.