Gabrielle New - Reclaim the Crone

 

Funding Amount: $42,000

Reclaim the Crone explores the archetypal energy of the Wise Woman or Crone delving into current cultural attitudes toward older women and the feelings of invisibility that older women experience to raise awareness of these issues. Employing a multi- layered theatrical approach offering audiences an opportunity to examine their views of older women seeing the beauty, power, experience, knowledge and strength of the aged as a provocation to develop our relationship with Mother Earth as a symbol of the Old Wise Woman.

The experimentation and play by Gabrielle New, Helen Smith and Karen Berger will work to create a human/movement installation that can be exhibited/performed live, as a video installation, as an online event or as a combination of all, adapted for spaces and restrictions. All women have extensive experience in Butoh, Bodyweather, Improvisation and physical theatre. This investigation uses experienced performers and a strong technical team expanding on ideas from earlier developments. The team includes; Norm Skipp, a sound artist creating the original music score, world-renowned lighting and set designer Gina Gascoigne and Gabrielle New creating the concept, direction and costumes. Connecting with older women from community centres, aged care facilities, friends and local groups from our community who will be invited to participate to inform and shape our investigations. ie: Interviewing, moving, filming a diverse range of older women in their gardens or favourite Nature spots.