Melbourne PREMIERE
Presented by Arts House in association
with Melbourne Festival
An intriguing performanceinstallation from David Cross
invites participants to step into
the void, braving primal fears
and testing the limits of trust.
Part reality TV ordeal, part extreme performance
art engagement, Hold draws participants into a
dynamic relationship between play, interaction
and phobic space as they push through an
assortment of physical and psychological barriers.
This highly immersive, multi-sensory
architectural experience creates an uncanny
yet intimate one-on-one encounter between
the audience member and an unseen performer.
Crucially, it also demands unusual levels of
physical and psychological interaction, as they
navigate a spatially complex and disorientating
pathway, all the while suspended above the
ground by cushions of air.
Warning Performance requires high level of
physical mobility and personal responsibility.
Dangerous for those with serious existing
medical conditions, including heart and
respiratory problems. One person at a time will
enter the installation.
David Cross (New Zealand)
Hold
Visual
art
Event Information
Arts House, Meat Market
Fri 19 Oct, 6pm – 9pm (last session 8.45pm)
Sat 20 – Sun 28 Oct, 12pm – 8pm
(last session 7.45pm)
Sessions every 15min
FREE
Bookings essential
Arts House (03) 9322 3713
artshouse.com.au
melbournefestival.com.au
Supported by Litmus Research Initiative, Massey University College
of Creative Arts, Wellington, New Zealand.
Leap into the shifting, fluid divide between
fear and pleasure, with New Zealand-based
artist David Cross’s unsettling yet captivating
work, Hold.
Not suitable for children under 16 years
World PREMIERE
Presented by Arts House, Beaubois, McClure
& Stein in association with Melbourne Festival
Push your way into the experiential
extreme of an ‘impossible space’ –
where physical pressure, light and
sound combine to create a surreal
accumulation of sensations.
Denis Beaubois, William McClure and Jeff
Stein were members of Sydney’s Gravity Feed
Ensemble – an architectural performance-theatre
group that employed large sets to create potent,
subversive and densely atmospheric events.
For Impasse they’ve created a tangible rendering
and intensification of space: a unique experience
where space becomes substance, in which visitors
must struggle to carve out a path with their
bodies, as they move through an unfamiliar
physical and aural landscape.
Surreal, immersive and challenging, Impasse is an
extraordinary, densely packed journey that will
change the way you see, feel and hear the world.
Created by Denis Beaubois, William McClure
& Jeff Stein
Sound Design Nick Wishart
Lighting Design Sydney Bouhaniche
Production Hedge
Denis Beaubois,
William McClure
& Jeff Stein (Australia)
Visual
art
Impasse
Event Information
Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall
Fri 19 Oct, 6pm – 9pm (last session 8.40pm)
Sat 20 – Sun 28 Oct, 12pm – 8pm
(last session 7.40pm)
Sessions every 20min
FREE
Bookings essential
Arts House (03) 9322 3713
artshouse.com.au
melbournefestival.com.au
Kindly supported by Dunlop Foams, the Australian government
through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body,
and the City of Melbourne through Arts House.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by
an adult
Warning Requires a high level of physical
mobility. One person at a time will enter
the space.
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