Photo: Daisy NoyesAbout
A family home on historic Ruckers Hill. Please, sit down, make yourself at home. Welcome to Dwelling Structure: An Opera in 8 Time Use Episodes, where—to borrow from Emily Dickinson—you will dwell in possibility, a doorless house.
Collaborators
Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey, Co-creators
Cynthia Troup, Libretto
The Suitcase Royale, Neighbourly Interruptions
Presentation History
2011 A Private Living Room in Northcote [26-28 May]
Reviews
‘… perhaps the most beautifully judged site-specific work I have seen… By the end, I felt exactly the kind of effect that Octavio Paz claims for poetry – that it takes you from silence to silence, but by the end the silence has changed. It is mysteriously joyous, and profoundly beautiful.’
‘A subtle and important achievement pushing the edges of the form in all the right ways.’
‘Ironically set in an old Northcote music-hall, this “sound-scape with figures” production (scarily) reminded me of a petty-criminal friend who would break into and rob people’s houses, shower, cook a meal, take a nap and even swim in their pool if they had one.’
‘For opera aficionados out there, I’m confident you will love this, however if you’re a novice like me, or you just like female sopranos, you might want to do some research first.’



