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Us And All of This

Performing Lines

Event details

We're sorry to announce that the Us And All Of This performance this afternoon is cancelled.

The safety of community participants and comfort of the audience is priority, and heavy rain and strong winds prohibit our ability to deliver the performance safely.

We thank all performers for their commitment to this beautiful work, and hope to find an opportunity to present it another time.

Us And All Of This is a mesmerising public space performance that invites up to 100 community members to move together in an act of radical slowness, offering a rare moment of calm reflection.

Created by Liesel Zink, with sound artist Lawrence English, the performance momentarily unfolds across urban public spaces – exploring assembly and collectively as an antidote to a capitalistic era of over-productivity, disembodiment, and dislocation.

Taking place at Buhk Park, Alex Headlands, this large-scale meditative piece challenges the rise of social isolation, bringing together a rich tapestry of people from varying backgrounds, cultures, ages and abilities to deliver a moment of togetherness via movement – celebrating the joy of creating something with others.

Us And All Of This rejects the positioning of humans as something separate to the environment, and challenges the fast-paced, isolated structure of society. Performers move with the landscape, acknowledging our place as one-part of a complex ecology in a ritual of coming together.

Let yourself slow down and soak up the gentle act of shared creation.

"... a shining example of what installation, dance, and sound work can be when allowed to exist at scale.”
- Stephanie Markwell, Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane

Creative Team

  • Artist – Liesel Zink
  • Composer – Lawrence English
  • Producer – Jane Schon
  • Production Manager – Kat Harch

Core Artists

  • Bella Hood
  • Zartisha Davis
  • Estefania (Nia) Nurit
  • Ruby Donohoe

Acknowledgements

Us And All Of This is presented by Horizon, produced by Performing Lines, and supported by the Queensland Government, through Arts Queensland.

A Betty Amsden Participation Program, Us And All Of This is produced by Performing Lines, and commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne through the generous support of the Betty Amsden endowment. It was developed and presented with support from the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, as well as HOTA and the City of Melbourne.