WaterWorks - Part of ArtsLab: Overflow
Shopfront Theatre
Thu 09 Apr '26 – Sat 18 Apr '26 (DAILY event)
Overview
By Joshua Di Mattina-Beven
Mentored by Harriett Gillies
Bring spare change, Expect splashback.
Water erupts from a tortoise's mouth, streams from a cherub's eyes or spurts from a milkmaid's breast. Saturated bodies depict bacchanal scenes of pleasure and pain.
Can the climax of this moment last forever?
What happens when everything bubbles over?
WaterWorks is a leaky, malfunctioning performance-sculpture. A rotating cast of 8 performers…
By Joshua Di Mattina-Beven
Mentored by Harriett Gillies
Bring spare change, Expect splashback.
Water erupts from a tortoise's mouth, streams from a cherub's eyes or spurts from a milkmaid's breast. Saturated bodies depict bacchanal scenes of pleasure and pain.
Can the climax of this moment last forever?
What happens when everything bubbles over?
WaterWorks is a leaky, malfunctioning performance-sculpture. A rotating cast of 8 performers reconstruct the fountain as a site of collective action and anti-monument. Taking influence from Mierle Laderman Ukeles' Maintenance Manifesto, we ask: how can our bodies go on through heartbreak, crisis and exhaustion? In cycles of birth and rebirth, WaterWorks will perform continuously into the night.
Encounter at sundown and stay to make your wish come true.
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A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)