Description:
The Oak's Bride is a new physical performance by Red Moon Rising. It is inspired by the poetic novel Gaudete written by notorious poet Ted Hughes. Extreme in physicality and content, The Oak's Bride immerses the audience in a beautiful and electrifying world.
Using the expressionistic physical theatre style of Butoh as a springboard, Red Moon Rising explores what happens to the human body when its component parts are at war. The Oak's Bride confronts contemporary issues such as the fragmentation of identity through technology, the archetypal struggle between life and its shadow, and the innately human drive for power over others.
Presented in the bowels of the historic Donkey Wheel House, a Gothic-revival landmark located in central Melbourne, The Oak's Bride asks: what happens when the primal and evolved collide in a world that, in Hughes' words, is 'out of control'?
Presented by Red Moon Rising
Artists Ellen Rijs: Creator; producer
Jeremy Neideck: Creator; composer
Polly Sara: Creator
Angela Cole: Lighting designer; technical manager
Image Credit
Park Jong Hyon
