IN THE HOUSE OF THE SUN
PART 1: ARIADNE
PERFORMED AS PART OF MELBOURNE FRINGE 2022
VENUE
QUEEN VICTORIA WOMEN CENTRE, MELBOURNE
CAST
REBECCA PERICH - ARIADNE
SUPPORTED BY:
TESTING GROUNDS (CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT)
CHANTILLY STUDIO (WRITER RESIDENCY)
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CREATIVE TEAM:
JESSICA MACCALLUM CRUZ
MARGARET MILLS
RACHEL
GRACE BAUER
KILIAN ISLAN
"In the house of the sun" is a trilogy retelling the Minotaur myth from the women's points of view.
Based on the Greek myth of "Theseus and the minotaur", “In the house of the sun” is the untold story of the women that, in their quest for freedom, made a legend out of a man but were forgotten by history. An exploration on family dynamics, sex, and violence in a culture ruled by
fear.
During its creative development at Testing Grounds (Queen Victoria Markets) in May 2022,
physical and text explorations -inspired by Pina Bausch's Danztheatre, Damien Jalet's choreographic storytelling, and Jennifer Saint's novel "Ariadne”- kickstarted the project.
In August 2022, Rebecca started her artistic residency at Chantilly Studio (Nicholas Building) where she continued to develop the script.
