Another World Festival
She Rested - Aimée Falzon
She Rested - Aimée FalzonShe Rested is a mythologising of the raw, often unspoken path of descent and metamorphosis that is becoming a mother.
This performance ritual reveals deeply personal taboos of motherhood, at once contemporary and ancient. She Rested cracks open a space of reckoning, rest, and reverence for anyone who has given or received familial care.
She Rested is written, performed and sung by Aimée Falzon, with video installation by artist Eddie Abd and costumes by Katy B Plummer. Dramaturgy by Dr. Jessica Olivieri and S.Shakthidharan. She Rested is produced and presented by Utp in association with Kurinji.
She Rested – progress showing & facilitated feedback
As a part of Another World Festival
Date and Time: Friday 14 November , 7-8:30pm
Location: Utp, Bankstown Arts Centre , 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW
View the full program of Another World Festival here
Content Warning: This work discusses postnatal depression and suicidal ideation.
We recognise that these themes are difficult for some to engage with. If this performance brings up a strong emotional response for you, we hope you feel empowered to exit and reach out for support.
PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) 1300 726 306Lifeline 13 11 14
PAST EVENTS
Aimée Falzon developed the work in a residency at Utp that culminates in a showing.
Residency: 12-23 August 2024
Date: Friday 23 August
Time: 2-4pm (including post-show conversation)
Location: RS1, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown
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Artist Biography:
Aimée Falzon (she/they) is a composer, singer, music producer and performer with Maltese, Scottish and Libyan blood. She grew up amongst the hills of remote NSW, singing to cattle, getting lost in the bush and riding her horse across the gullies to her grandparents' – where she would sing in their madrigals choir and learn to play piano. Aimée’s musical composition/performance and sound design credits include: Karim for National Theatre of Parramatta in 2024, 宿 (stay) for Sydney Festival 2022, Juxta EARTH interactive installation in Bankstown Biennale, Nothing for National Theatre of Parramatta in 2023, Sex, Drugs and Pork Rolls with Utp and Sweatshop for Sydney Festival 2021, When The Tide Comes In (2016), a series of audiovisual performances at Carriageworks, Riverside Theatres and then online; Rizzy’s 18th Birthday at Carriageworks, which was adapted into feature film Riz that premiered at Sydney International Film Festival (2015).
Cover image credit: Eddie Abd
PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, with venue partner, Bankstown Arts Centre.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Neilson Foundation and City of Canterbury Bankstown.
