That Was Friday
Who are you, without your community?
An Australian family has become geographically dispersed. Whilst each have created their own communities in their adopted homes and global networks, something has happened to the bonds that once held them close. To reconnect, they must relearn how to fit together.
We are shaped by the bonds we form with others: our blood family, our chosen family, and the communities in which we find ourselves. But what happens when those connections falter, the connecting threads become strained?
That Was Friday is a new contemporary performance work about distance and connectedness, familiarity and strangeness. Moulded from the experiences of the queer, trans & culturally diverse team, That Was Friday layers dance, theatre and video in a theatrical collage of experiences in the search for a sense of home. This ground-breaking new work fills the gaps between art forms to create a new experience of connection.
Darkly humorous, joyful, and visually stunning, That Was Friday will take your heart and squeeze it.
“A stunning achievement in brave storytelling.”
— City News
“Collaborative theatre at it’s most honest, most revealing, and beautifully performed…
…a unique theatrical event.”
— Canberra Critics Circle
Credits
Conceived by Charley Sanders and Eliza Sanders
Created and written by Charley Sanders, Eliza Sanders, Jack Sullivan and Amrit Tohari Agamemnoian with the ensemble
Video design by Laura Turner
Original score and sound design by Mario Späte
Featuring Enya Daly, Alec Katsourakis, Billy Keohavong, Lachlan Martin, Ryan Stone, Ella Williams, Jareen Wee, Amrit Tohari Agamemnoian and Sara Zwangobani