Death(cha)Kucha
Friday 8 March, 6pm-7:30pm
Carriageworks (245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW)
A pecha kucha night with a deathly twist.
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions present short, visually arresting presentations on death, dying and things macabre. Tracing a lineage from medieval Europe to the present day, this quick-fire barrage of taboos will cover suicide, mutilation, executions, mental illness, infanticide and medication. Death(cha) Kucha is a short-course for the morbidly inclined.
Speakers:
- Rebecca McNamara (USyd, CHE) Suicide in the Middle Ages
- Una McIlvenna (USyd, CHE) Singing the News of Death
- Joanne McEwan (UWA, CHE) Child-Murder in C18th Scotland
- Atilla Orel (USyd) To Kill and Consume, C19th Sexual Murder
- Zoe Alderton (USyd) Colin McCahon and the Victory over Death
- Diana Jefferies (UWS) Reviving Passions from Previous Lives
Death(cha) Kucha is part of the Clubhouse program, Performance Space’s ongoing series of one-off talks, lectures, film screenings and special events geared at generating discussion on topics related to the season’s program. Matters of Life and Death is a program of international and Australian works exploring the ultimate driving force of life: our fear of death. Pack up your most primal fears and your brightest hopes, and join us for an inspiring three weeks of participatory performance, unsettling installations, contemporary dance, food preserving workshops, discussions about the great beyond, and much more.
Find out more about the Matters of Life and Death program and download the online brochure.
Cost: $10, limited seats, advance booking recommended.
Tickets & Info: 8571 9111 or performancespace.com.au
