New Balance

“I remember when I was 8 watching SBS through the crack of my bedroom door. I could see two women getting it on. It was a dangerous and exciting image, and I knew I should forget it… but instead I took it to bed with me. I remember promising myself each time: ‘this is the last time I’ll do this.’ I also remember not believing it, not even one little bit.”

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Built from a tapestry of intersecting stories of the queer-disabled experience, New Balance celebrates the intimacy and surprising universality of the experience growing up on the outside. In doing so, Bryant and Palackic interrogate and constellate the moments that formed and hurt us in equal measure.

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What are the points of connection that are unique for the queer community? What formulates these points of connection and makes them special? And how can we be truly self-reflexive within a community that is trying to progress while still under attack?

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The Old Fitz - Sydney, Australia

May 2023
 

Cast and Creative 

Director/Dramaturg: Emma Palackic
Writer/Performer: Christopher Bryant
A/V Design: Justin Gardam
Sound Composition: Romy Seven Fox
Lighting Design: Chris Milburn
Producer: Dino Dimitriadis
SM & Op: Madeliene Picard
Movement Coach: Ashley Dougan
Mentor: Nicola Gunn

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“New Balance” featured contributions from:
Emma Palackic, Anthony Severino, Jamila Main, Jacqueline Tooley, Rebekah Robertson.