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Dwelling Structure Photo: Daisy Noyes

About

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.’

THEATRE NOTES

‘A subtle and important achievement pushing the edges of the form in all the right ways.’

ARTS HUB

‘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.’

THE OPERA BOYS

‘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.’

THEATRE ALIVE