Woman’s Work

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
Berrin (Mount Gambier)
International Women’s Day: 8 Mar 2024, 8pm

A woman’s work is never done.
But what is a woman’s work today?

Woman’s Work is a warm, funny, and thought-provoking live dance-theatre duet by DMC artists Anya McKee and Katina Olsen. The work, like women themselves, has many layers, wrapped in a kaleidoscope of image, movement and sound including dance-film, live dance performance, and seven moving video portraits of Australian women that Katina and Anya collaborated with from their communities.

Made specially for the Berrin premiere of Woman’s Work, a new short artistic documentary was premiered to double bill with the live performance, featuring six remarkable individuals from the local Women in Business and Regional Development group (WiBRD) and local Berrin community, each creating a portrait and sharing their thoughts on what “woman’s work” means to them today.

The film works were also adapted and presented alongside Woman’s Work in an exhibition at the Riddoch Art Gallery. 

Premiere Season:
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Friday 16 June 2023, 7pm
Saturday 17 June 2023, 2pm and 5pm

Credits

Choreographers and Performers: Anya McKee and Katina Olsen
Projection and Set Designer: Mic Gruchy
Composer: Gavin Clarke
Video: Anya McKee
Opening Scene Video: Mic Gruchy
Choreographic Support: Sophia Ndaba
Associate Designer: Rose Mulcare

Portraits:
Katina Olsen
Anya McKee
Aunty Yawuri Penny Bonney
Candi Smith
Hoveida Saberi‍
Pepa Molina
Eileen Kramer

Photo Credit: Stills captured from Sam James video footage