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The Priestess of Morphine
31 Jan - 4 Feb 2023
A short contemporary opera by composer Rosśa Crean and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp, The Priestess of Morphine was based on the true story of German artist and morphine addict Baroness Gertrud Günther von Puttkamer, and her alter-ego and nom-de-plume Marie-Madeleine, a Jewish writer who published erotic, sapphic poetry in the midst of conservatism and emergent fascism. The Third Reich tried to erase her legacy, but The Priestess of Morphine reclaimed and shared Gertrud’s story. This Australian premier production was performed as part of The Blue Room Summer Nights Season 2023, with support from Lesbians Inc and generous donations to our Australian Cultural Fund. Reviews can be found here.
Producer - Hannah Lee Tungate (she/her)
Director - Rachel Doulton (she/her)
Projection Designer - Blair Parkinson (he/him)
Lighting Designer - Katrina Johnston (she/her)
Tech Operator - Chloe Palliser (she/her)
Administration Coordinator - Isabella Cisse (she/her)
‘Gertrud’ & Artistic Advisor - Jessica Taylor (she/they)
‘Marie-Madeleine’ - Ava Charleson (she/her)
Percussionist - Thea Rossen (she/her)
Violinist - Julia Watson (she/her)
Cellist - Miranda Murray-Yong (they/them)
Musical Director - Laurissa Brooke (she/her)
All photos below by Michelle Chong
Drug Aware presents: SYMBIOSIS 29/07/2022
Music and poetry collide, with new inter-disciplinary collaborations in response to place.
In collaboration with Propel Youth Arts WA and Healthway, we commissioned local word writers and sound makers to create shared work in response to the natural world. These pieces were presented online as part of KickstART's WA Youth Week, and had their live debut at DADAA Fremantle. From reflections on integrating multiple selves to imagining a future where forests are forgotten due to urban sprawl, this diverse group of young artists have many stories to tell, through music, poetry, and more.
Artists: Lara Pollard, Kieran Fisher, Izzy French, Taonga Sendama, Dakota Jones, Sara Morgillo, David Clarke (Mr Widdy), Nick Huston (SYZYGY).
All photos by Michelle Chong
Tea Break - 23/01 & 30/01/2022
TMI’s first venture into FringeWorld! Tea Break was a multisensory journey through the world of tea, in a WA premiere performance from emerging composer Christine Pan and Tenth Muse Initiative. Hosted by tea-loving musicians, Tea Break was a fun, accessible chance to hear new music and learn fascinating tidbits on the way.
Music performed by
Jasmine:
Rachel Fish (Harp) and Saskia Willinge (Flute)
French Earl Grey:
Alex Wallace (Bass Clarinet)
Masala Chai:
Mia Vuković (Soprano Saxophone) and Naoko Uemoto (Tenor Saxophone)
Irish Breakfast:
Helena O’Sullivan (Violin)
MC’d by Jess Taylor
All photos by Michelle Chong
fresh air - 21/11/2021
This concert was a showcase of local composers across genres, tied together with poetry by Sara Morgillo. Featuring music by (in alphabetical order): Victor Arul, Izzy French, Madeline Hammond, Kate Milligan, Julia Nicholls, Jewel Owusu, Lara Pollard and Rose Russell, performed by the composers and singers Elyse Belford-Thomas, Adele Cole and Rachael Liu.
Boorloo/Perth is a very vibrant and creative melting pot, so it was a privilege to share classical, folk and RnB music by our peers to a broader audience.
All photos by Michelle Chong
Ugly Beauty: Celebrating 200 Years of Pauline Viardot
This concert was held on the 18th of July 2021, to commemorate the exact day of Viardot’s 200th birthday, and featured compositions by Maria Malibran, Clara Schumann, Fanny (Mendelssohn-)Hensel, Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, Clémence de Grandval and Josephine Lang alongside Viardot. We were overwhelmed with the amount of people who came, and the the feedback we’ve received since. Thank you so much to everyone that supported us in putting this together.
All photos by Michelle Chong
Our inaugural concert was held on
International Women’s Day 2020
in UWA’s Eileen Joyce Studio.
We were privileged to have a range of friends and UWA students perform repertoire composed over 400 years by a huge array of women - we went from Barbara Strozzi to original, unreleased compositions in just over an hour. It was an intimate but joyful evening, where we raised
funds for
Dress for Success and celebrated all that is to come.
All photos by Partografia, who generously donated their time to document our event.
