GERMANY+AUSTRALIA | THEATRE
WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY BY
ANOUK VAN DIJK &
FALK RICHTER
TEXT BY FALK RICHTER
From a long-standing and critically
lauded collaboration comes a
politically charged work from two
of theatre and dance’s most
unflinching creators.
Uniting the potent choreography
of Chunky Move Artistic Director
Anouk van Dijk and the text
and direction of Falk Richter,
Complexity of Belonging seamlessly
integrates text, movement and
music to create a work of theatre
that is in and of its time.
ARTISTS IN
CONVERSATION – FREE
Sun 12 Oct at 1pm
FOXTEL FESTIVAL HUB
Falk Richter and Anouk van
Dijk talk about the process of
collaborating across art forms.
(See page 97)
PRE-SEASON PEEK – FREE
Mon 29 Sep at 6pm
SOUTHBANK THEATRE,
THE SUMNER
Join the cast and production
team for a pre-season
insight into this breathtaking
production.
SOUTHBANK THEATRE,
THE SUMNER
Mon 6 Oct – Sat 1 Nov
Previews Mon 6 & Tue 7 at 7pm
Preview Wed 8 at 8pm
Mon & Tue at 7pm
Wed, Thu & Fri at 8pm
Sat at 8.30pm
Sat 25 Oct also at 4pm
No performance on Sundays
No performance Mon 20 Oct
1 hr 30 mins, no interval
Premium
Season $79
Previews $70
A Reserve
Season $70 / $64
Previews $63
Under 30s $40
Transaction fees may apply
melbournefestival.com.au/complex
Southbank Theatre 03 8688 0800
mtc.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
A darkly humorous exploration of
identity in the age of social media,
Complexity of Belonging peers into
the lives of nine interconnected
individuals as they grapple with an
essential question: how and where
do I belong? Nationality, gender,
sexuality and history collide in this
audacious, theatrical exposé of the
daily trials of surviving in a hyperconnected, globalised society.
Director-in-residence at
Schaubühne Berlin (An Enemy of
the People and Hedda Gabler),
Falk Richter is one of the most
important European playwrights
of his generation. This is the fifth
work from Richter and Van Dijk,
who have been frequent creative
collaborators over the past 15 years.
This project has been assisted by the
Australian Government’s Major Festivals
Initiative, managed by the Australia
Council, its arts funding and advisory
body, in association with the Confederation
of Australian International Arts Festivals,
Melbourne Festival, Brisbane Festival, Chunky
Move and Melbourne Theatre Company.
melbournefestival.com.au
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