A meeting is called to order. Seated around eight tables, with ‘dinner-table turntables’ or Lazy Susans, the audience is implicated in a protocol of encounters. What unfolds is a negotiation of the unexpected terrain that can lie between our personal, public and professional selves. Between 8 & 9 has evolved from a thematic exploration of teahouse culture and notions of sanctuary into a reflexive meditation on the meeting of cultures, generations, languages and artistic practices. The essence of this exists in the space between 8 (referring the notions of prosperity) and 9 (referring to notions of spirituality). From the provocative to the playful, expect this meeting to be ‘hot and lively’.
Chamber Made Opera: Between 8 & 9 (Chengdu Teahouse Project)
30 and 31 March, 7pm; Sat 1 April 4pm and 7pm
Salon (70-mins no interval)
Tickets $39 ($29 concession)
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Castlemaine State Festival in association with AsiaTOPA
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