Mind over matter

Performed in 2016

SEA transformed the interior of the SEA Central theatre into the interior of the brain in this multi-art form production created especially for Mental Health Week. Performed by the senior SEA members from Puppetry, Drama, Circus, Aerials, Street Acrobatics and Lighting & Sound Tech.

Developed for 'Express It', Amity Health’s week long festival of arts and mental health, this youth devised performance brought together many of the performance arts offered at Southern Edge Arts and took the audience on a physical and emotional journey through the mind.

Mind Over Matter showcased dreams, hopes, nightmares and memories that are stored in the brain from young children through to adulthood. Using circus, theatre, parkour and multi media, Mind Over Matter explored mindfulness and the role of the brain in wellbeing and health for young people.

Game Changer

Performed in 2015

Southern Edge Arts’ talented Theatre Ensemble and CircaSEA Troupe (our senior youth performers) collaborated on a unique performance that was a real Game Changer.

Blending aerial and circus arts with contemporary youth theatre, Game Changer explored the journey of life and the opportunities, obstacles and challenges that shape our youth today.

Based on youth devised monologues that capture the many moments in a young person's life; good or bad, big or small, Game Changer was a performance is about acceptance, resilience and embracing change as a powerful antidote to the ever-challenging world of a teenage life.

This contemporary performance was both confronting and visually spectacular, as an eclectic collaboration between theatre and aerial acrobatics the performance blended seamlessly into one cohesive experience. The audience was provided with a rare insight into the mechanics of young minds at their most vulnerable stages. No longer children but not yet adults, Game Changer was as unpredictable as life itself.

Photos by Lata Photography.

The Dreaming Hill

Performed in 2015

The Dreaming Hill incites contemplation, empowering Australians to deeply comprehend the perilous situation our young ANZAC soldiers and nurses found themselves immersed in . Geographically isolated from their beloved home and families, awaiting deployment to horrific battlefields, from the Greek island of Lemnos.

This riveting theatrical production speaks to the enduring spirit of young men and women, confronted by the encroaching shadow of war. The Dreaming Hill captures the tragic deconstruction of carefree innocence, exposing vulnerability, hope and sacrifice.

Performed by a talented youth ensemble, The Dreaming Hill connects the legacy of the ANZACs with a modern audience, enticing them to consider what it would mean for themselves or their teenagers, to be called to duty in Australia’s military history.

A collaboration between WA Youth Theatre Company (WAYTCO) and Southern Edge Arts (SEA).

Written by Hellie Turner Directed by Renato Fabretti and Simon Woodward