Forgotten Places: From the Past a Future Begins
Directed by Jayde Kirchert
13 – 17 February 2019
Chapel Off Chapel
Forgotten Places: From the Past a Future Begins was an immersive theatre and art experience based on the people, places and history of the City of Stonnington.
About the show
An experience awaits to ignite the depths of your imagination. Here, places once forgotten are transformed into visions of the future, where voices sing enchanting songs, architecture comes to life and colour rules supreme. Let your curiosity guide you through a labyrinth of art, design and theatrical wonder and discover delight in what could be.
The Citizen Theatre team created the Forgotten Places immersive experience by incorporating a selection of photographic submissions from Stonnington locals. These were transformed into an interactive future city where paintings, sculpture, singing, storytelling, music and colour gave audiences of all ages an inspiring experience to change the way they view and interact with their local area.
Audiences were able to move freely around the playing space where they could interact with performers and artworks, discover hidden areas, play group games and imagine what the future of Stonnington might look like.
Grants & Support
When The Light Leaves was generously supported by City of Stonnington Arts & Culture Grants.
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Jordan Barr
Kayla Hamill
Tomas Parrish
Willow Sizer
Margot Tanjutco
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Director/Dramaturge/Producer – Jayde Kirchert
Visual Designer/Artist/Photography Walk Facilitator – Stu Brown
Composer – Imogen Cygler
Costume Designer – Aislinn Naughton
Associate Producer – Steph Clare-Cover
Production Photography – Russell Mason
Meet the Cast
Inspired by Locals
To inspire Stonnington locals with their photographic submissions for the ‘Forgotten Places’ Immersive Experience, Citizen Theatre held a ‘Forgotten Places Photography Walk’ - a free guided photography walk with Citizen Theatre’s visual designer Stu Brown. The walk encouraged people to see the world around them with a fresh perspective through the art of photography.
The photographs inspired the artworks, poetry, stories, movement, lyrics, melodies, costumes, shapes found in the final production. See highlights from the guided walk in the video below.
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