| Year/Length: | 2008, 60’ (Italian premiere) |
|---|---|
| Devisors: | Mark Deans, Bruce Gladwin, Rita Halabarec, Nicki Holland, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price |
| Direction, set design: | Bruce Gladwin |
| Performers: | Sarah Goninon, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price, Tamika Simpson |
| Music: | The Necks: Chris Abrahams (piano), Lloyd Swanton (bass), Tony Buck (drums) |
| Set design, construction and inflatable wrangler: | Mark Cuthbertson |
| Lighting design, technical direction: | Andrew Livingston, Bluebottle |
| Animation: | Rhian Hinkley |
| Sound system design: | Hugh Covill |
| Costume design: | Shio Otani |
| Understudies: | Erin Kearns, Jessica Walker |
| Sound engineer: | Byron Scullin |
| Stage manager: | Alana Hoggart |
| Assistant stage manager: | Jo Leishman |
| Production manager: | Bao Ngouansavanh |
| Company manager: | Erin Watson |
| Producers: | Tanya Bennett, David Miller |
| Executive producer: | Tim Stitz |
| Note: | Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the City of Greater Geelong |
Theatre
Back To Back Theatre - Food Court
Description
Part concert, part theatre show, Food Court features the remarkable vision of Back to Back Theatre and the music of The Necks, who improvise a driving score for each performance.
Set in the lush minimalism of an illuminated white void, the story of one woman’s humiliation is played out in a psychological space constructed from light and sound. Luminously fragile, Food Court is a near-death experience in a suburban wonderland where a small fatality of dignity takes place between The Asian Hut and The Juice Bar. Food Court is an unpredictable rollercoaster of image, sound and emotion. The scripted performance is underscored by a single musical track played live from the orchestra pit by The Necks, one of the great cult bands of Australia.