“A dash of red dust, a dam full of dreams & the whole town in one room- we will be baking this delight across generations with the rich & resilient citizens of Ivanhoe.” – B. Cohen

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Under Me Skin is a theatre project in partnership with Outback Theatre for Young People, West Darling Arts & local community organisations. We are working with playwright Gayle Kennedy & families in Ivanhoe, NSW.

For our 2009 residency we will be introducing ourselves & the project, making friends & listening to stories. The Outhouse, a spin on the olde style photo booth, will be piloted here as a way for people to share stories & ideas. In September there will be a developmental showing in the form of a live performance.

In 2010 we will continue our work developing a large scale public performance at a site in the community. We will be connecting to wider audiences through Digi-Bridge internet broadcasting technology developed by TRAX. Young people will celebrate their town by sharing their work and voice with the world.

“Culture is the accumulation of all the artistic expression of a time and place. It may present an unattractive picture, or a brilliant one, but it is an essential record unless we take the nihilist view that human existence itself is irrelevant.

The nihilist would see no point in having children. If any one of us matters, then art matters and culture matters. A Society without art leaves no children; with no past it can have no future.”

- Julian Burnside, QC

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This project is currently seeking funding &/or in-kind support to develop & grow.