Geelong Arts Centre has revealed three creative projects to be presented as part of its inaugural Launchpad initiative from 22 June in The Open House.
Audiences can attend showcase developments of the work of three local Geelong artists in disciplines spanning from immersive theatre to acrobatic storytelling and darkly comedic screenwriting.
Featured projects include Cabaret of Calm by Helen Duncan, GO/NO GO by GO/NO GO Circus and Psyched by Serah Nathan.
These performances offer the artists the opportunity to test and showcase their new work in a professional theatre setting, providing a platform for artistic experimentation and audience engagement in Geelong Arts Centre’s The Open House theatre.
Creative Engine’s Launchpad aims to create more pathways for artists to develop their professional practice by bridging the gap between creating new work and presenting it to audiences.
Geelong Arts Centre Head of Programming, Penny McCabe, said: “We understand the financial challenges artists face, which is why Launchpad is designed to mitigate these risks.”
“By providing a professional theatre setting and support, we ensure that artists can focus on their creativity and audience engagement without the burden of financial constraints,” she said.
Arts lovers and broader Geelong audiences are encouraged to get behind the emerging artists and new works to ensure the evolution of each creative piece, making for finessed projects that breed creativity back into the local arts scene.FEATURED PROJECTS
PRESENTED BY HELEN DUNCAN
Saturday 22 June, 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Cabaret of Calm is an interactive work, transforming the theatre space into an inviting, calm and unique wellness space. Audiences are encouraged to join the quest for self-improvement through a unique and immersive performance that will leave the mind calm, heart full and your smile wide.
PRESENTED BY GO/NO GO CIRCUS
Wednesday 26 June, 7:00pm
GO/NO GO fuses circus and theatre to dynamically reimagine the lives of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees – thirteen barrier-breaking women who in 1961 committed themselves to passing the same tests as the famed Mercury 7 astronauts. GO/NO GO is high-energy circus-theatre, for lovers of adventure, space, science, and any woman who has ever wanted to go to the moon. Welcome to the space race.
PRESENTED BY SERAH NATHAN
Friday 28 June, 7:00pm
An insightful glimpse into the development of Serah Nathan’s darkly comedic TV script, Pysched. This immersive story follows the life of heartbroken Alina, who resorts to admitting herself to a psychiatric hospital in a misguided attempt to win back her ex. Alina’s calculated scheme is turned upside down when she’s confronted by patients grappling with far weightier problems than her own.
Tickets are on sale now at geelongartscentre.org.au/whats-on/launchpad-2024
