LISTEN! I'M TELLING YOU STORIES

At every moment, they've chosen where to be. At every moment, they've chosen what to say and what to remain silent about. It develops itself as an expose on stage-craft but at no moment is it boring or does it slip into academic nonsense. Short (one-hour), succinct, well-rounded and delivered superably, this is a collaborative piece that's worth a night out out.
Sean Maroney, The Music

In July 2015, PACT premiered 'Listen! I'm Telling You Stories' - a new performance created from the artists’ very personal but differing perspectives.

Trace back to 20 April 2015 when the nine exceptional artists in PACT Collective travelled 1273kms by mini bus into the heart of the country. For most of them it was their first experience of Australia's vast, endless desert. The experience was life changing. What they saw however is in dispute. What we see is shaped by who we are and our own life experiences. It is said that if something bears witness to a fact, then it is true ... but if nine people in the middle of the desert bear witness to a fact then who's truth do you believe? Nine pairs of unreliable human eyes or the stars who have seen it all a million times over?

Devised by PACT Collective, in collaboration with director Katrina Douglas, Listen! I'm telling you stories was a new performance examining how we see, the nature of truth and a 1273km journey.

'Listen! I'm Telling You Stories' was developed through the PACT Collective, an ensemble program that offers training and performance opportunities for emerging interdisciplinary artists.

PACT COLLECTIVE 2015
Courtney Ammenhauser, Alicia Dulnuan-Demou, Amber Jacobs, Carissa Licciardello, Jessica McKerlie, Tasha O’Brien, Mitchell Whitehead, Steve Wilson-Alexander, and Dubs Yunupingu

CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Katrina Douglas
Sound Designer: Peter Kennard
Lighting Designer: Amber Silk
Voice Training: Mara Davis
Movement Training: Diane Busuttil
Stage Manager: Jamie Livingstone
Production Photos: Katy Green Loughrey

FACILITATORS
Playwrighting Masterclass: Lachlan Philpott
Body Weather Masterclass: Linda Luke
Devising Masterclass: Frank Newman
Lighting Design Masterclass: Amber Silk
Dramaturgy Masterclass: Louise Helfgott