KIN
Rooted in dancer and musician Erin Fowler’s explorations of her Irish ancestry, KIN is an intimate and elemental work-in-progress performance exploring ancestral dislocation and grief, Australian cultural in-betweenness, the White Cultural Void, and the yearning to belong.
Brought to life by the powerful three-part harmonies of Erin, Tess Fowler and Jessica Bigg, KIN searches for a meaningful inheritance beyond footy, snags & “Aussie larrikins.” It gives presence to the weight of colonial history and shame, and the quiet rituals carried through women’s bodies.
Part music gig, part ritual, part dance work, KIN weaves traditional, contemporary, and original music, together with embodied movement into a rich, evocative tapestry. Audiences are gently invited into shared song, echoing the rise of community choirs and sea shanty pub singing that reflect our collective longing for connection.
"The three-part harmonies of Erin Fowler, Tess Fowler and Jessica Bigg are solid, haunting and deeply affecting. Their voices seem to hold both personal grief and something more collective. The embodied movement language is evocative and restrained and the personal storytelling is genuinely engaging. As a work-in-progress, KIN already possesses a clear tonal world... an evocative performance language, a compelling personal frame, and a sincere engagement with difficult cultural and historical material. KIN is a thoughtful and moving offering, intimate in scale, but expansive in the questions it asks. It leaves a lingering impression.
- Kate Gaul, Disrupting Stages
“Fowler has put together a group of exceptional performers that welcomed the audience into their families’ stories. A first-rate ensemble production. It was such a joy to listen to some amazingly emotive songs, sung by some truly talented individuals."
- ★★★★★ Simon Lancione, Glam Adelaide
SHOW INFORMATION
Show: Music & Physical Theatre Dance Work
Duration: 60 mins
Audience Suitability: 12 years +
Stage Size: 2.5 x 4m min, flooring suitable for movement.
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2020 CREATIVE TEAM CREDIT LIST
Creator/Performer: Erin Fowler • Dramaturge: Joanne Hartstone • Choreographic Consultant: Larissa McGowan • Lighting Design: Chris Herzfeld • Lighting Programmer: Tom Kitney • Gaffer: Richard Rees Jones • Sound Design: Mario Späte • Photography & Film: Chris Herzfeld, Camlight Productions • Marketing Consultant: Kyra Herzfeld • Producer: Beck Pearce • Associate Producers: Chris and Kyra Herzfeld
2019 ORIGINAL SEASON CREDIT LIST
Creator/Performer: Erin Fowler • Dramaturge: Callan Fleming • Lighting Design: Chris Petridis • Sound Design: Mario Späte • Design Consultant: Simone Romaniuk • Set Realisation: Amber Cronin • Photography & Film: Chris Herzfeld, Camlight Productions • Marketing Consultant: Kyra Herzfeld • Makeup: Cody Porter • Producer: Erin Fowler • Tour Logistics: Lachlan Turner, Chris Herzfeld, Kyra Herzfeld, Erin Fowler
“Erin’s physicality in this piece is mesmerising and stylish. FEMME ultimately delivers a performance that is both moving and empowering. It is an intense, complex, bewitchingly beautiful performance and a fantastic exploration of the feminine psyche’.
- Simone Grogan, The Curb, 2020
“Please go to see this work. Exhort your friends to go, particularly your male friends, then TALK to each other about the quandaries raised.”
- Lisa Lanzi, Theatre Travels, 2019
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This project has been supported by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Arts South Australia.
©All FEMME images by Chris Herzfeld, Camlight Productions.