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Moira Finucane Moira Finucane i(A65631 works by)
Born: Established: 1964 ;
Gender: Female
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1 I Miss You Antarctica Moira Finucane , 2020 single work drama

'This austere and apocalyptic fever dream stitches live museum exhibition with submersive theatre and a mass-mortality event. Exploring grief, loss, isolation, stark beauty, deep time, ice melting and hope – at epic and intimate scale.

'You are invited into an imagined-Antarctica – the only place on earth with no permanent human habitation – to dream of a future together.

'Inspired by Finucane's recent trip to Antarctica to witness the majesty of what we have and what we can lose. I Miss You Antarctica is where mortality and hope collide.'

Source: Arts Centre Melbourne.
1 1 Carnival of Mysteries Moira Finucane , Jackie Smith , 2011 single work drama burlesque 'Run away to the Carnival, where circus stars and sideshow queens, poets and daredevils, painters, playwrights, aerialists and food artistes concoct a heady mix of unforgettable entertainment under a handmade starry sky.
From Finucane & Smith, the world's pre-eminent purveyors of provocative variety and intimate spectacle including the award-winning 'The Burlesque Hour', comes the surreal indoor 'Carnival of Mysteries'. Inspired by some of life's most profound mysteries, this complex, multilayered, seductive and wild artistic experience will leave Festival audiences begging for more!
Overhead, underfoot and throughout four extraordinary intricate sites, the 'Carnival of Mysteries' seduces audiences with the work of 30 unique artists commissioned to respond to the Mysteries of Innocence, Passion, Mercy, Forgiveness and Love. (Source Melbourne Festival website)
1 The Burlesque Hour : Legends Moira Finucane , 2009 single work drama burlesque 'It's almost impossible to adequately describe Burlesque Hour - Legends. It's wicked, it's wild, not to mention gothic and galvanising - it has an appeal across generations and genders!' (Source: fortyfivedownstairs Newsletter, June 2009)
1 2 The Burlesque Hour Moira Finucane , 2008 single work drama burlesque 'The Burlesque Hour is a joyful celebration of female empowerment. The performers cleverly and deliberately subvert iconic and archetypal female imagery, including the diva, the schoolgirl, the virgin and the whore. We watch, and in return are watched. The performers invert the gaze of the audience, reflecting back upon us our preconceived notions of femininity, by being completely in control and aware of the images that they are portraying.' (Source: http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/the-burlesque-hour...-shes-back-1753.html)
1 1 Parlour Volatile Moira Finucane , Jackie Smith , 1996 single work drama In this one woman performance, gender, sexuality, desire and violence are portrayed by six fantastical characters pervert expectations of masculinty, femininity and normality.
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