We are proud to present the 2024-25 Be Bold Residency artists:
The Bowery Theatre Residency program enables artists and arts organisations to make and present work with and for the Brimbank community. Discover new and innovative projects in theatre, dance and community cultural development.
As part of the residency program, the selected artists will have a safe presentation space to take risks and shape new works. They will be provided with financial, professional and creative development and in kind support.
From Street to Stage: The Places In-Between
Theatre
Task at Hand (TAH) residency will see the creation of a bold new work The Places In-Between that blurs the lines between street and theatrical performance in the Bowery Theatre but also a work that engages the local community and activates the STACC Foyers, spaces, and surrounding outdoor precincts as performers spill out from the stage onto the street.
Be/Longing Between Mountains
Music
Jennie and Nela come together with many years of singing, composing, teaching, choir and musical direction. Known and loved for the warmth, dynamism and heart they invest in their work with community groups, they are asking each other and community participants these questions:
Belonging - When and where have you felt a sense of Belonging?
Be - What does it mean to be yourself? Is it safe for you to be who you are?
Longing- What do you long for? Is it safe to feel or act on that ‘longing’?
Between Mountains - What are the metaphorical mountains that you are between? Languages, ages, ideologies, parents, genders, musical tones?
What’s it like to be in between?
What is a beautiful voice? Who sets the tone?
Why does Western music have a historical problem with certain intervals? What will happen if we sing the devil's tritone?
Where’s the line between singing and wailing?
The workshops will explore embodied voice, tone and vocal sound-making in diverse cultural contexts, explore harmonies, learn new and traditional songs, discuss ideas, metaphors and writing.
The performance of Be/Longing Between Mountains will be a culmination of this exploration, inviting the audience to be a part of a ritual of song and belonging.
Without Words
Dance
Without Words is a performance that transforms dance into a wordless language, vividly narrating the journey of a person grappling with the profound challenges of communication and self-expression. In a society where communication barriers can leave individuals feeling marginalised and helpless, this performance illuminates its personal struggles, offering a powerful story of self-discovery and acceptance.
Amelia Minh Vu is a Vietnamese-Australian dancer based in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Since beginning her dance journey in 2021, she has grown her connection to the Melbourne street dance community, teaching classes, creating dance films, and has explored various dance art forms including hip hop and popping. With her profound passion in the arts as a whole, she endeavours to venture into more dance art forms and explore creative performative aspects with dance/movement. Her continuing passion is to create innovative multimedia works that inspire audiences to indulge and create art themselves.