FALL WITH ME: NICA's 2nd year ensemble (SOLD OUT)
Imagine feeling faintly aware of your heart beating amongst a hundred other hearts.
Connected to those around you on a cellular level as though you’re all vibrating at the same frequency. Spines tingling; breath undulating; hearts beating in unison.
What does it take to share something as intimate as a heartbeat with a stranger. Does it take vulnerability? Openness? The willingness to see those around us, and to let ourselves be seen.
Perhaps it feels like flying so high that nothing can touch you.
Or an emotion so intense you don’t know how to survive it when it hits you.
Like crying inconsolably. Tears that fall so thick you don’t know how you have any left.
Or like laughing with your whole body. The kind of laugh that makes your cheeks cramp and leaves wrinkles in your skin.
Feelings so strong you can’t find the words.
Much of our current human experience has become distanced from truth. We are fearful of vulnerability and how it might shatter the artifice that shields us. The armour we don to manage this experience and numb ourselves of our own heartbeat.
NICA’s second-year ensemble is directed by Katie Cawthorne, theatrical storyteller with an interest in the nuances of the human psyche and exploring how to convey complex experiences through a language unique to the body. With set design by Rachel 'Stoz' Stone (ON/OFF, NICA, 2023); costume design by Ki Martin (Within These Walls, NICA, 2023); sound design by Jesse Vivante (Metaphysical, National Gallery of Victoria, 2023); lighting design by Kris Chainey (ON/OFF, NICA, 2023); and wardrobe assistance from Melbourne Polytechnic Costume Design students.
Fall With Me searches for a world where we can feel safe to submit to our own heartbeat.
Can we shed our armour and let ourselves be seen?
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NICA is Australia’s Centre of Excellence for training in contemporary circus arts and is proudly one of eight national arts training institutes (Arts8), offering Australia’s only Bachelor of Circus Arts.Content Warning: The show contains a hair hanging act, loud music, strobe lighting and smoke haze.
SESSION TIMES
Tuesday 17 September 7.30pm (preview)
Wednesday 18 September 7.30pm (opening night)
Thursday 19 September 7.30pm
Friday 20 September 7.30pm
Saturday 21 September 2.00pm (matinee)
Saturday 21 September 7.30pm (closing night)
LOCATION
National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
39-59 Green Street, Prahran Victoria 3181
COVID INFORMATION
We request that while attending this event you maintain NICA's Key COVIDsafe Principles:
- Stay home if you are unwell. Even if you have tested negative. You may be turned away and issued a refund.
- Maintain physical distance where possible (NICA cannot guarenteed this in all spaces, so please bring a mask.)
- Practice good hygiene.
- Avoid interactions in enclosed spaces.
Patrons are not permitted at the event if they have been instructed to quarantine by the Department of Health, or if they are unwell or experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. Please contact info@nica.com.au for a refund or transfer if required. This includes anyone who is a close contact.
In the event of cancellation due to advice from public health officials, all patrons will receive a transfer or full refund of their ticket price.
If you have any queries, please contact us on (+613) 9214 6975 or email info@nica.com.au
ACCESSIBILITY
- Entry on street level - entire space including entrance points, is wheelchair accessible
- The only stairs in the building is the tiered seating in the theatre. If you are using a wheelchair, a front row seat on ground level will be arranged - please let us know at the time of booking
- Inside the theatre, there will be a stage to the left and a seating bank to the right
- Outdoor space available to audience members near the entry of the venue
- Hard, non-carpeted flooring throughout
- This space can be quite loud and crowded
- Support animals will be allowed
- Free drinking water provided
- Carers and support people can attend the show for free, please contact us to arrange
Accessibility toilet:
- Handrails, hand basin with accessible tap handle, hand dryer at appropriate height for wheelchair use & angled mirror
- Dimensions 2.3 m x 1.9 m
- Entrance door width 850 mm, accessibility toilet corridor width 1.6 m, corridor entrance 1 m (no door)
- Distance from corridor entrance to toilet door 1.5 m, from toilet corridor to theatre main entrance is 17 m
- Entry to the bathroom requires no key
- There are handles and latches on the bathroom doors
CONTACT DETAILS
Alternatively, get in touch with us via:
Telephone (+613) 9214 6975
Email info@nica.com.au
PARKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Please note there is limited on street car parking availability around NICA. If departing our venue late at night, please respect our neighbours and keep noise to a minimum. Please obey parking street signs and restrictions.
Stonnington Council operates a number of outdoor car parks that are a short walk from NICA.
These include:
- Windsor Station Carpark, 28 Chapel Street - ticketing paid parking, Monday - Sunday all day
- James Street Carpark, 8 Lincoln Place - free 2 hour parking, Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm
Trams and Trains:
From Flinders Street Station take the Sandringham Line train to Windsor or Prahran Stations. The Number 6 Glen Iris Tram runs along Swanston Street. The closest stop is on the corner of High and Chapel Streets. Trams operate from 5.30am to 12.00pm midnight and with extended services available on Friday and Saturday nights. Visit metlinkmelbourne.com.au for timetable information.
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