Melbourne icon sets the scene
Cathy Nilbett
12May08
THE bureaucratic obstacles that can stand in the way of everyday life provided inspiration for Kids Can Get Lost.
Producer and artistic director Matthew Kneale, of Ascot Vale, said his theatre group Spilt Second was interested in performing in unusual locations.
The performance will be staged next to a Melbourne icon, affectionately known as "the cheese sticks" under the CityLink tollway.
He said the group wanted to show the "beauty and imaginative potential" of the area.
"We live in Moonee Valley and love the concrete floodway near the yellow and red sticks on CityLink, and we really wanted to do a performance down there," Kneale said.
"It's a hidden place. The only people that go down there are cyclists and skater kids and a lot of people think it's ugly."
The group had to apply for permission from Melbourne Water and Transurban to use the floodway and incorporated the experience into the play.
"It was a six-month process of public liability and risk management submissions," Mr Kneale said.
In a case of life imitating art, Kneale said the performance mirrored their experience where they were told they had to participate in a course before getting access to the space.
"The audience is taken down to (Moonee Ponds Creek) and it's like they're experiencing the instructional videos that you watch at work," Kneale said. "It's making fun of the conventions of those instructional videos."
* Kids Can Get Lost will be performed from Thursday, May 16, to May 31 at 5pm. Meet at the Flemington Community Centre, 25 Mt Alexander Rd, Flemington.
For bookings, phone 1300 727 432 or visit www.next wave. org.au
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